Section 1
[7-A. The Board may with the previous approval of the State Government withdraw, out of the unpaid accumulations, an amount not exceeding five per cent thereof for the purposes of defraying the expenditure in inviting claims of the employees on publication of notice under sub-section (4) of section 6. ]
1 [7-A. The Board may with the previous approval of the State Government withdraw, out of the unpaid accumulations, an amount not exceeding five per cent thereof for the purposes of defraying the expenditure in inviting claims of the employees on publication of notice under sub-section (4) of section 6. ]
CHAPTER IV
APPOINTMENT AND POWERS OF OFFICERS AND STAFF
(1) The Labour Welfare Commissioner shall be the principal executive officer of the Board and shall be appointed by the State Government.
The Labour Welfare Commissioner shall ensure that the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder are duly carried out and for this purpose he shall have the power to issue such orders, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, as he deems fit including any order implementing the decision taken by the Board under this Act or the rules made thereunder.
The State Government may appoint one or more officers of Labour Welfare Department or any other person or persons as ex-officio or whole time Additional or Deputy 2 [or Assistant] Labour Welfare Commissioner. Such Additional or Deputy 2[or Assistant] Labour Welfare Commissioner shall, under the supervision and direction of the Labour Welfare Commissioners, exercise and discharge such powers and functions of the Labour Welfare Commissioner under this Act as the Board may, with the approval of the State Government, by order specify. The Board may define the local limits within which any such Additional or Deputy 2[or Assistant] Labour Welfare Commissioner shall exercise and discharge the powers and functions so specified.
(1) The State Government may appoint one or more Inspector for the whole of the State or for any specified area or areas therein to inspect records in connection with the sums paid or payable in the Fund.
The Inspector may —
(a) with assistance, if any, as he thinks fit, enter at any reasonable time, any premises of an establishment for the purposes of inspection ; and
(b) exercise such other powers as may be prescribed.
Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed in this behalf, the Board may appoint such other officers and employees as it considers necessary for the efficient performance of its functions.
The method of appointment and the conditions of service including the scales of pay of the officers and employees of the Board, shall —