Cap. 594 Art. 46Enforcement.

(1) The Minister may designate in writing specified officers of Jobsplus or any other person to be inspectors for the purposes of this Act.

(2) Inspectors under this Act shall have such functions and duties as may be prescribed.

(3) Inspectors designated as aforesaid shall be empowered -

(a) to enter freely and without previous notice at all reasonable times any premises or place liable to inspection under this Act;

(b) to carry out in any such premises or place any examination, test or inquiry which they may consider necessary in order to satisfy themselves that the provisions of this Act or of any regulations or orders thereunder as well as any recognised conditions of employment are being observed, and in particular -

(i) to interrogate, alone or in the presence of witnesses, the employer or the employees or the trainees on any of the said matters;

(ii) to require the production of any books, registers or other documents the keeping of which is prescribed by this Act or by any order issued under this Act and to copy such documents or make extracts therefrom;

(iii) to call in employers and, or self-employed persons and employees at Jobsplus Head Office, to attend before an inspector at a reasonable time to answer such questions, or to supply such information, related to employment.

(4) On the occasion of an inspection visit, an inspector shall notify the employer or his representative of his presence, unless he considers that such a notification may be prejudicial to the performance of his duties.

(5) The premises and places liable to inspection under this Act are any premises or places in respect of which any provisions of this Act or of any regulation or order thereunder or any recognised conditions of employment apply or any premises or places in respect of which an inspector has reasonable cause to believe that this Act or any regulations or orders thereunder or any recognised conditions of employment apply.