41. Duty of employer to register with the Board

Terms defined in s 2

• Board

  Board

  Defined · s 2

  “Board” means the Employees Provident Fund Board established under section 3;

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• employer

  employer

  Defined · s 2

  “employer” means the person with whom an employee has entered into a contract of service or apprenticeship and includes— (a) a manager, agent or person responsible for the payment of salary or wages to an “employee”; (b) any body of persons whether or not statutory or incorporated; and (c) any Government, department of Government, statutory bodies, local authorities or other bodies specified in the Second Schedule and, where an employee is employed with any such Government, department, authority or body or with any officer on behalf of any such Government, department, authority or body, the officer under whom such employee is working shall be deemed to be an employer: Provided that no such officer shall be personally liable under this Act for anything done or omitted to be done in good faith by him as an officer of such employer;

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• Fund

  Fund

  Defined · s 2

  “Fund” means the fund set up under section 24;

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• month

  month

  Defined · s 2

  “month” means a calendar month or a part thereof;

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• person

  person

  Defined · s 2

  “person” includes any agent, company, association or body of persons corporate or unincorporate;

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• prescribed by the Board

  prescribed by the Board

  Defined · s 2

  “prescribed by the Board” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

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• wages

  wages

  Defined · s 2

  “wages” means all remuneration in money, due to an employee under his contract of service or apprenticeship whether agreed to be paid monthly, weekly, daily or otherwise and includes any bonus, commission or allowance payable by the employer to the employee whether such bonus, commission or allowance is payable under his contract of service, apprenticeship or otherwise, but does not include— (a) service charge; (b) overtime payment; (c) gratuity; (d) retirement benefit; (e) retrenchment, lay-off or termination benefits; (f) any travelling allowance or the value of any travelling concession; or Employees Provident Fund 17 (g) any other remuneration or payment as may be exempted by the Minister.

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