(1) Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, the Central Government may appoint supervisors of railway labour.
     (2) The duties of supervisors of railways labour shall be--
             (i) to inspect railways in order to determine whether the provisions of this Chapter or of the rules made thereunder are duly observed; and
             (ii) to perform such other functions as may be prescribed.
     (3) A supervisor of railway labour shall be deemed to be a Commissioner for the purposes of sections 7 and 9.