law: Payment of Wages Act, 1936
  14.
  
  Inspectors
  (1)
  
  An Inspector of Factories appointed under sub-section (1) of section 8 of the
  
  Factories Act 1948 (63 of 1948) shall be an Inspector for the purposes of this
  
  Act in respect of all factories within the local limits assigned to him.
  (2)
  
  The State Government may appoint Inspectors for the purposes of this Act in
  
  respect of all persons employed upon a railway (otherwise than in a factory) to
  
  whom this Act applies.
  (3)
  
  The State Government may by notification in the Official Gazette appoint such
  
  other persons as it thinks fit to be Inspectors for the purposes of this Act
  
  and may define the local limits within which and the class of factories and
  
  industrial or other establishments in respect of which they shall exercise
  
  their functions.
  (4)
  
  An Inspector may,
  (a) make such examination and inquiry as he thinks fit in order to
  
  ascertain whether the provisions of this Act or rules made thereunder 
  
  are being observed;
  (b) with such assistance if any as he thinks fit enter inspect and
  
  search any premises of any railway factory or industrial or other establishment
  
  at any reasonable time for the purpose of carrying out the objects of this Act;
  (c) supervise the payment of wages to persons employed upon any railway
  
  or in any factory or industrial or other establishment;
  (d) require by a written order the production at such place as may be
  
  prescribed of any register maintained in pursuance of this Act and taken on the
  
  spot or otherwise statements of any persons which he may consider necessary for
  
  carrying out the purposes of this Act;
  (e) seize or take copies of such registers or documents or portions
  
  thereof as he may consider relevant in respect of an offence under this Act
  
  which he has reason to believe has been committed by an employer;
  (f) exercise such other powers as may be prescribed:
  Provided
  
   that no person shall be compelled under
  
  this sub-section to answer any question or make any statement tending to
  
  incriminate himself.
  (4A)
  
  The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (2 of 1974) shall so far
  
  as may be apply to any search or seizure under this sub-section as they apply
  
  to any search or seizure made under the authority of a warrant issued under
  
  section 94 of the said Code.
  (5)
  
  Every Inspector shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of
  
  the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).