Section 54 in West Bengal Shops and Establishments Rules, 1964
54. Maintenance and preservation or records, registers, notices, etc.
(1)All registers required to be maintained under these rules shall be in English, Bengali, Hindi or Nepali and all dates entered in a register shall be in accordance with the English calendar. Entries shall be made in ink and shall be legible.(2)All registers, except those in Forms I and .1, records and notices relating to any calendar year shall be preserved and made available in the shop or establishment for examination by the Inspector till the end of the next calendar year. Registers in Forms I and J shall be so preserved and made available for examination by the Inspector till the end of the next fourth calendar year.(3)Entries relating to any day, week or year in any of the registers shall be made forthwith after the close of such day, week or year, except in so far as otherwise permitted under these rules, and shall be signed by the shop-keeper or employer.(4)Where an office, store-room, godown, warehouse, or work place used in connection with the trade or business of a shop is situated at any premises other than the premises of the shop, all registers, records, visit book and notices required to be maintained, exhibited or given under the Act, and these rules shall be separately so maintained, exhibited or given in respect of and at such office, store-room godown warehouse or work place.
