81Power to require production of employee records

81 Power to require production of employee records

81 Power to require production of employee records

(1) An inspector may, by written notice given to an employer or other person who the inspector reasonably believes has possession, custody or control of the employer’s records kept under section 39, require the employer or person to produce specified records at a specified time and place.

(2) An inspector may—

(a) inspect a record produced in response to the notice, and

(b) take copies of or extracts from, or make notes from, a record produced in response to the notice.

(3) An employer does not contravene a provision of this Act if the employer is unable to comply with the provision because an inspector kept possession of a record under this section or section 82.