to enter, inspect by day or night any factory, and every part thereof when he has reasonable cause to believe that any work or process is being carried on therein, and to enter and inspect by day, any place which he has reasonable cause to believe to be a factory and any part of any building of which a factory forms part and in which he has reasonable cause to believe that explosive or highly inflammable materials are stored or used and to exercise such powers as may be necessary to inspect and examine any machinery, plant, appliance or fitting therein;

to require the production of factory records, certificates, notices and documents kept in pursuance of this Act and to inspect, examine and copy any of them;

to make such examination and enquiry as may be necessary to ascertain whether the provisions of this act are complied with;

to require any person whom he finds in a factory to give such information as it is in his power to give as to who is the owner of the factory;

in the case of an Inspector who is a registered medical practitioner, to carry out such medical examination as may be necessary for the purpose of his duties under this Act;

to take samples of any material whether solid, liquid, gaseous or vaporous being discharged in or from a factory; and

to render inoperative in accordance with this Act, any machinery which does not comply with this Act, by affixing a seal or by any other means which he may deem best suited to the purpose.