Section 7 — Power of entry. | THE BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS’ WELFARE CESS ACT, 1996

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7. Power of entry.—Any officer or authority of the State Government specially empowered in this 

behalf by that Government may— 

(a) with such assistance, if any, as he or it may think fit, enter at any reasonable time any place 

where he or it considers it necessary to enter for carrying out the purposes of this Act including 

verification of the correctness of any particulars furnished by any employer under section 4; 

(b) do within such place anything necessary for the proper discharge of his or its duties under this 

Act; and 

(c) exercise such other powers as may be prescribed.

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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Levy and collection of cess.Section 4 · Furnishing of returns.Section 5 · Assessment of cess.Section 6 · Power to exempt.Section 8 · Interest payable on delay in payment of cess.Section 9 · Penalty for non-payment of cess within the specified time.

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