23 Inspection of employer's records

(1) Upon request made to him or her at any premises of an employer by an authorised officer, the employer, his or her representative or a person employed by the employer at the premises, shall produce to the authorised officer for inspection all wages sheets, revenue payroll notifications, other documents and records whatsoever relating to the calculation or payment of the emoluments, including notional payments, of employees of the employer or the deduction of tax from, or the remittance of tax under section 985A(4) of the Act in respect of, such emoluments as may be in that person's powers, possession or procurement.

(2) Where in pursuance of this Regulation an authorised officer requests pro- duction of any documents or records, he or she shall, on request, show his or her authorisation for the purposes of this Regulation to the person concerned.

(3) The documents and records specified in paragraph (1), which may be held in any format including electronic format, shall be retained by an employer for a period of six years after the end of the year to which they refer, or for such shorter period as the Revenue Commissioners may authorise by notice in writing to the employer.