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Mehta Engineering, a small establishment in Pune, keeps its Form II and Form III registers on a computer. An Inspector asks to see them during a visit. Which statement is correct under Section 4?

Registers may be maintained electronically, but the employer must make a printout available to the Inspector on demand. No prior approval is needed, and electronic form is expressly permitted under Section 4(2).

  1. AElectronic registers are not allowed; only physical registers are valid
  2. BElectronic maintenance is allowed, provided a printout is made available to the Inspector on demandCorrect
  3. CElectronic maintenance is allowed and no printout can be demanded
  4. DElectronic maintenance requires prior written approval of the Inspector

Explanation

Section 4(2) permits maintenance in physical form or on a computer or other electronic media, provided a printout of the returns, registers, books and records or a portion of them is made available to the Inspector on demand. No prior approval is required, and printouts can be demanded, so the other options are wrong.

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