75. Maintenance and production of reports, registers and other records
.-All reports, registers and other records maintained in pursuance of the regulations, rules or bye-laws, unless otherwise provided for, shall-(a)be kept at an office or the nearest convenient building within the precincts of the mines;(b)be legibly entered in ink in English, Hindi or either in the language of the district in which the mine is situated or the language understood by a majority of the persons employed in the mine;(c)be preserved in original for a period of one calendar year after the date of the last report or entry:Provided that when the original record is lost or destroyed before the expiry of one year's period, true copies thereof, if available, shall be preserved for the prescribed period;(d)be produced on demand before the Chief Inspector or Inspector or any person authorised in that behalf by the Central Government.
