law: The Energy Conservation Act, 2001
  17. Power of
  
  inspection.-
  1.  The
  
  designated agency may appoint, after the expiry of five years from the date of
  
  commencement of this Act, as many inspecting officers as may be necessary for
  
  the purpose of ensuring compliance with energy consumption standards specified
  
  under clause (a) of section 14 or ensure display of particulars on label on
  
  equipment or appliance specified under clause (b) of section 14 or for the
  
  purpose of performing such other functions as may be assigned to them.
  2.  Subject
  
  to any rules made under this Act, an inspecting officer shall have power to-
  a.   inspect any operation
  
  carried on or in connection with the equipment or appliance specified under
  
  clause (b) of section 14 or in respect of which energy standards under clause
  
  (a) of section 14 have been specified;
  b.   enter any place of
  
  designated consumer at which the energy is used for any activity and may
  
  require any proprietor, employee, director, manager or secretary or any other
  
  person who may be attending in any manner to or helping in, carrying on any
  
  activity with the help of energy-
   
  
   i.  
  
    to
  
  afford him necessary facility to inspect-
  A.   any equipment or
  
  appliance as he may require and which may be available at such place;
  B.   any production
  
  process to ascertain the energy consumption norms and standards;
   
  
   i.  
  
  
   
  
   ii.  
  
    to
  
  make an inventory of stock of any equipment or appliance checked or verified by
  
  him;
   
  
   iii.  
  
    to
  
  record the statement of any person which may be useful for, or relevant to, for
  
  efficient use of energy and its conservation under this Act.
  1.  
  2.  
  3.  An
  
  inspecting officer may enter any place of designated consumer-
  a.   where any activity
  
  with the help of energy is carried on; and
  b.   where any equipment
  
  or appliance notified under clause (b) of section 14 has been kept, during the
  
  hours at which such place is open for production or conduct of business
  
  connected therewith.
  1.  
  2.  
  3.  
  4.    An
  
  inspecting officer acting under this section shall, on no account, remove or
  
  cause to be removed from the place wherein he has entered, any equipment or
  
  appliance or books of account or other documents.