(1) The Board may appoint or designate such officers in its service as it thinks fit to be inspectors for the purpose of this Act.
(2) The Director and the Deputy Director shall have the powers of and may perform the functions of an inspector.
(3) Every inspector shall be furnished with an identification card and on entering any premises or place of business for the purposes of this Act, shall produce the identification card.
(4) An inspector shall, for the purposes of this Act, have power to—
(a) enter at all reasonable hours, any premises or places where he or she has reasonable grounds for believing that any persons are employed;
(b) make such examination, inspection, and inquiry as may be necessary for ascertaining whether the provisions of this Act are being or have been complied with in any such premises or places;
(c) require the production of any document relating to contributions or liability to make contributions;
(d) examine either alone or in the presence of any other person any matters under this Act, every person whom he or she finds in any such premises or places or whom he or she has reasonable cause to believe can give information regarding the subject matter of the enquiry, (and require such person to be examined) and for the purpose of such examination may summon any such person to attend at a given time at any office of the Corporation.
(5) The occupier of any such premises or place liable to inspection under this section and any other person who is or has been employing any person and the servants or agents of any such occupier or other person and any employed person shall furnish an inspector with all such information and shall produce for inspection all such documents as the inspector may reasonably require for the purpose of ascertaining whether contributions are payable or have been duly paid by or in respect of any person or whether any benefit is or was payable to or in respect of any person.
(6) A person shall not be required under this section to answer questions or give evidence tending to incriminate himself or herself.
(7) This section does not authorise entry of any premises or place occupied by a department or office of the Government without prior permission by the Head of the department or office concerned.