Designation of inspectors and powers of the senior inspector and inspectors

(1) The Board may designate such officers in its service as it thinks fit to be inspectors for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this Act. (2) The senior inspector or an inspector shall for the purposes of the execution of this Act have power to do all or any of the following things– (a) to enter at all reasonable times any premises or place liable to inspection under this section; (b) to make such examination and inquiry as may be necessary for ascertaining whether the provisions of this Act are being or have been complied with in any such premises or place; (c) to make inquiries, either alone or in the presence of such other person as he thinks fit, with respect to any matters under this Act on which he may reasonably require information, from every person whom he finds in any such premises or place, or whom he has reasonable cause to believe to be or to have been an insured person, and to require every such person to answer such enquiries; (d) to exercise such other powers as may be necessary for the administration of this Act; or (e) to be employed in the several districts as marshals who shall have all the powers, rights, privileges and duties as those of marshals of the Supreme Court. (3) Subject to sub-section (4), the occupier of any premises or place liable to inspection under this section and any person who is or has been employing any person and the servants and agents of any such occupier or other person and any insured person, shall furnish to an inspector all such information and 38 produce for inspection all such documents as the inspector may reasonably require for the purpose of ascertaining whether contributions are or have been payable, or have been duly paid by or in respect of any person or whether any benefit is or was payable to or in respect of any person. (4) Every inspector shall be furnished with a certificate of his appointment and on his application for admission to any premises or place for the purposes of this Act he shall, if so required, produce the certificate. (5) The premises and places liable to inspection are any premises or place in which an inspector has reasonable grounds for believing that any persons are employed except that they do not include any private dwelling house not used by or with the permission of the occupier for the purpose of a trade or business. (6) No person shall be required under this section to answer any questions or give any evidence tending to incriminate himself. CAP. 297. (7) Section 14 of the Labour Act, shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the senior inspector and inspectors appointed for the purposes of this Act. CAP. 31.