133 Form of official books and preservation and inspection of entries therein.E+W+S
(1)Every book which, in pursuance of this Act or regulations [F1or health and safety regulations which expressly apply to all mines or quarries, any class of mine or quarry to which the mine or quarry belongs or the mine or quarry] is provided by the owner of a mine or quarry for the purpose of the entry therein of any report, record or other item of information shall be in such form as [F2the Health and Safety Executive] may direct.
(2)Every entry made in any such book as aforesaid or a copy of that entry shall be preserved until the expiration of three years after the date on which it was made or such other period (whether longer or shorter) as may be prescribed for an entry of any class and, until no longer required to be preserved, shall be kept at the office at the mine or quarry to which it relates or at such other place as may be approved by an inspector and be open to inspection by, or by a person authorised in that behalf in writing by, any person employed at that mine or quarry.
Textual Amendments
F1Words inserted by S.I. 1974/2013, Sch. 2 para. 6
F2Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1974/2013, Sch. 2 para. 3