4. Chief inspector and inspectors.—(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official
Gazette, appoint for the State a duly qualified person to be the chief inspector of plantations and so many
duly qualified persons to be inspectors of plantations subordinate to the chief inspector as it thinks fit.
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[(1A) The State Government may also, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such officers
of the State Government or of any local authority under its control, as it thinks fit, to be additional
inspectors of plantations for all or any of the purposes of this Act.]
(2) Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf by the State Government, the chief inspector
may declare the local area or areas within which, or the plantations with respect to which, inspectors shall
exercise their powers under this Act, and may himself exercise the powers of an inspector within such
limits as may be assigned to him by the State Government.
(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).
1. Ins. by Act 58 of 1981, s. 5 (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
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5. Powers and functions of inspectors.—Subject to any rules made by the State Government in this
behalf, an inspector may within the local limits for which he is appointed—
(a) make such examination and inquiry as he thinks fit in order to ascertain whether the
provisions of this Act and of the rules made thereunder are being observed in the case of any
plantation;
(b) with such assistants, if any, as he thinks fit, enter, inspect and examine any plantation or part
thereof at any reasonable time for the purpose of carrying out the objects of this Act;
(c) examine the crops grown in any plantation or any worker employed therein or require the
production of any register or other document 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;
(d) exercise such other powers as may be prescribed:
Provided that no person shall be compelled under this section to answer any question or make any
statement tending to incriminate himself.
6. Facilities to be afforded to inspectors.— Every employer shall afford the inspector all reasonable
facilities for making any entry, inspection, examination or inquiry under this Act.
7. Certifying surgeons.—(1) The State Government may appoint qualified medical practitioners to
be certifying surgeons for the purposes of this Act within such local limits or for such plantation or class
of plantations as it may assign to them respectively.
(2) The certifying surgeon shall carry out such duties as may be prescribed in connection with—
(a) the examination and certification of workers;
(b) the exercise of such medical supervision as may be prescribed where adolescents 1
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employed in any work in any plantation which is likely to cause injury to their health.