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Kaveri Engineering, a small establishment in Coimbatore, has furnished its Form I annual return and kept Forms II and III. During the year its Inspector inspects it under the Factories Act, 1948 and asks for copies of the registers. Which statement is correct under the 1988 Act?

The Scheduled Act's inspection provisions continue to apply. Under section 4(4), inspection of registers and furnishing of copies to authorities apply to the returns and registers under the 1988 Act just as they apply under the Scheduled Act, so the Inspector may inspect and obtain copies.

  1. AThe Inspector cannot inspect, as the 1988 Act removes inspection powers
  2. BThe Scheduled Act's provisions on inspection and furnishing copies of registers to authorities continue to apply to the returns and registers under the 1988 ActCorrect
  3. COnly the Central Government may inspect such registers
  4. DInspection is allowed only of Form I, not of the registers

Explanation

Section 4(4) says that save as provided in section 4(1), all other provisions of a Scheduled Act, including inspection of registers and furnishing copies to authorities, apply to the returns and registers under this Act as they apply under the Scheduled Act. So the Inspector may inspect and obtain copies.

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