Employees Provident Fund Act 1991 · Updated to 1 Jul 2022 · Part VI · Withdrawal of Contributions
57A. Limitation for a member of the Fund to dispute the accuracy of amount withdrawn or the validity of a withdrawal made
Feedback & supportAny dispute by any person or member of the Fund pertaining to the accuracy of the amount of withdrawal allowed by the
person
“person” includes any agent, company, association or body of persons corporate or unincorporate;
Board under this Act, shall be made within twelve months from the date of withdrawal.
Board
“Board” means the Employees Provident Fund Board established under section 3;
For the purpose of subsection (1), “the date of withdrawal”
shall be the date of withdrawal provided under section 54B.
Any dispute by any person or member of the Fund pertaining to any withdrawal allowed by the Board under this Act, shall be made within six years from the date the notification of such withdrawal is served on such person or member of the Fund.
member of the Fund
“member of the Fund” means a person who has an account and credit with the Fund;
The dispute under subsections (1) and (3) shall be made by a written notification to the Board and where there is no notification made within such period, such payment or withdrawal shall be deemed to be correct and in order.