law: Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 
  3. Inspectors. –
  1.     
  
    The
  
  appropriate Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint
  
  such person as it thinks fit to be the Chief Inspector or Dock Safety and such
  
  persons as it thinks fit to be Inspectors subordinate to the Chief Inspector for
  
  the purposes of this Act at such ports as may be specified in the notification.
  2.     
  
    The
  
  Chief Inspector shall also exercise the powers of an Inspector.
  3.     
  
    The
  
  Chief Inspector and all Inspectors shall be deemed to be public servants within
  
  the meaning of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).