Section 8
Amendment of section 45
of Employees Provident Fund (Amendment) Act 2016
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Section 8
Section 45 of the principal Act is amended by substituting for subsection (3) the following subsection:
“(3) Notwithstanding section 49, where an employer fails to pay any contributions due within such period as prescribed by the Minister, the employer shall, in addition to such contributions, be liable to pay dividend on such contributions at the rate and in accordance with any manner and calculation determined by the Board.”.