1[24. Appearance of parties.--Any appearance, application or act required to be made or done by
any person before or to a Commissioner (other than an appearance of a party which is required for the
purpose of his examination as a witness) may be made or done on behalf of such person by a legal
practitioner or by an official of an Insurance Company or a registered Trade Union or by an Inspector
appointed under sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948), or under sub-section
(1) of section 5 of the Mines Act, 1952 (35 of 1952), or by any other officer specified by the State
Government in this behalf, authorised in writing by such person, or, with the permission of the
Commissioner, by any other person so authorised.]2
1. Subs. by Act 8 of 1959, s. 14, for s. 24 (w.e.f. 1-6-1959).
2. In the application of the Act to Bengal, new sections 24A and 24B have been ins. here by Ben. Act 6 of 1942, s. 4.