(1) Every register maintained under the Act or these rules shall be maintained up-to—date, kept and preserved for a period of three years after the date of last entry made therein in the establishment:
Provided that the employer may with prior approval of the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) preserve and keep the register at a place other than the establishment specified by him.
(2) The registers maintained under the Act or these rules shall be maintained in English or in Hindi, but where a register is maintained in Hindi, a true translation thereof in English shall also be maintained.
