165. Training Officer.— (1) Every training centre shall be placed under the charge of a training officer, possessing qualification and experience, as specified by the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator through general or special order issued from time to time.

(2) It shall be the responsibility of the owner or agent of the mine or the owner of common vocational training centre, as the case may be, to appoint the training officer specified under sub-rule(1):

Provided that in case of a training Centre, the person responsible for the management, control, supervision or direction of the training centre (hereinafter referred to as owner of approved training centre), shall appoint the training officer.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), where the training officer is unable to perform duties by reason of temporary absence, illness or other cause, the owner, agent or manager, as the case may be, shall authorise in writing any other person having similar qualifications to act in their place:

Provided that no such authorisation shall have effect for a period exceeding thirty days, except with the previous consent in writing of the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator and subject to such conditions as may be specified therein.

(4) Every appointment, discharge, dismissal, resignation or termination of service of a Training officer and of the date thereof shall be sent by the owner or agent to the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator and the Inspector-cum-Facilitator within seven days from the date of such appointment, authorisation, discharge, dismissal, resignation or termination of service as the case may be.