Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
(2) The Inspector may, of his own motion or on receipt of a complaint referred to in sub-section (1), make an inquiry or cause an inquiry to be made and if satisfied that payment has been wrongfully withheld, may direct the payment to be made in accordance with his orders.
(3) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Inspector under sub-section (2) may, within thirty days from the date on which such decision is communicated to such person, appeal to the prescribed authority.
15. An Inspector may, subject to such restrictions or conditions as may be prescribed, exercise all or any of the following powers, namely:—
(a) enter at all reasonable times with such assistants, if any, being persons in the service of the Government or any local or other public authority, as he thinks fit, any premises or place where women are employed or work is given to them In an establishment, for the purposes of examining any registers, records and notices required to be kept or exhibited by or under this Act and require their production for inspection;
(b) examine any person whom he finds in any premises or place and who, he has reasonable cause to believe, is employed in the establishment:
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Provided that no person shall be compelled under this section to answer any question or give any evidence tending to incriminate himself;
(c) require the employer to give information regarding the names and addresses of women employed, payments made to them, and applications or notices received from them under this Act; and
(d) take copies of any registers and records or notices or any portions thereof.
Inspectors 16. Every Inspector appointed under this Act shall be deemed to to be public servants. be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.
Source: India Code