law: Apprentices Act, 1961
  29. POWERS 
  
  OF ENTRY, INSPECTION, ETC. -
  (1) Subject 
  
  to any rules made in this behalf, the Central Apprenticeship Adviser or such 
  
  other person, not below the rank of an Assistant Apprenticeship Adviser, as may 
  
  be authorized by the Central Apprenticeship Adviser in writing in this behalf 
  
  may -
  (a) with 
  
  such assistants, if any, as he thinks fit, enter, inspect and examine any 
  
  establishment or part thereof at any reasonable time;
  (b) examine 
  
  any apprentice employed therein or require the production of any register, 
  
  record or other documents maintained in pursuance of this Act and take on the 
  
  spot or otherwise statements of any person which he may consider necessary for 
  
  carrying out the purposes of this Act;
  (c) make 
  
  such examination and inquiry as he thinks fit in order to ascertain whether the 
  
  provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder are being observed in the 
  
  establishment;
  (d) exercise 
  
  such other powers as may be prescribed :
  Provided
  
   
  
  that a State Apprenticeship Adviser or such other person, not below the rank of 
  
  an Assistant Apprenticeship Adviser, as may be authorized by the State 
  
  Apprenticeship Adviser in writing in this behalf may also exercise any of the 
  
  powers specified in clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this sub-section in relation 
  
  to establishments for which the appropriate Government is the State Government.
  
  
  (2) 
  
  Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (1), no person shall be compelled under 
  
  this section to answer any question or make any statement which may tend 
  
  directly or indirectly to incriminate him.