(1) Where a certificate of registration is lost or destroyed, the holder of the certificate of registration shall forthwith report the matter to the Chief Inspector and the Inspector of Labour concerned and apply in Form No.I to the authority who issued the certificate which was lost for the issue of a duplicate certificate. Every such application shall be accompanied by a treasury receipt showing that a fee of 1[rupees one hundred] has been paid in the local treasury for the issue of a duplicate certificate of registration.
(2) On receipt of an application referred to in sub-rule (1), the Chief Inspector or the Inspector of Labour concerned shall furnish to the applicant a duplicate copy of the certificate of registration duly stamped “duplicate” in red link.