Section 9:
Appointment of inspectors and their powers of entry and inspection.
(1) The State
Government may, by notification, appoint such persons as it may think fit to be inspectors for the
purposes of this Act, and define the local limits within which they shall exercise their powers under this
Act.
(2) Every inspector within the local limits of jurisdiction of an Executive Authority shall be
subordinate to such authority.
(3) Subject to any rules made in this behalf by the State Government, an inspector may, within the
local limits of his jurisdiction, enter, at all reasonable times, with such assistance as he considers
necessary, any place for the purpose of--
(a) performing any of the functions of the Executive Authority entrusted to him;
(b) determining whether and if so in what manner, any such functions are to be performed or
whether any provisions of this Act or the rules, orders or schemes made thereunder or any notice,
order, direction or authorisation served, made, given or granted under this Act is being or has been
complied with;
(c) examining and testing any latrine or for conducting an inspection of any building in which he
has reason to believe that an offence under this Act or the rules, orders or schemes made thereunder
has been or is being or is about to be committed and to prevent or mitigate environmental pollution.