Section 2
Definitions
Unless the subject or the context otherwise requires, in this Act:
(a) “Fund” means the Employee Provident Fund established under Section 3.
(b) 7 “Employee” means any civil employee, employee of Army, Police, Armed Police, 8 Constitutional Body, ……. 9 and employee of the Fund and teacher who gets the amount to be deducted from his or her monthly salary deducted
and paid to the Fund, and this term also includes any employee, labour or worker of a body, who gets amount to be paid to the Fund pursuant to 5 Deleted by Fifth Amendment
6 (a) The Sections, other than Sub-section (1) of Section 13, and Sub-sections (1),
(2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of Section 17 commenced on 2019.6.1(17 Sept.
1962) (Date of publication of a Notification in the Nepal Gazette: 2019.5.29)
(b) Date of commencement of the Employee Provident Fund (Fourth Amendment), 2030: 2030.4.1 (16 July 1973)
(c) Date of commencement of the Employee Provident Fund (Eighth Amendment), 2053: 2053.10.18 (31 Jan. 1997)
7 Amended by Sixth Amendment
8 Inserted by Republic Strengthening and Some Nepal Laws Amendment Act, 2066
(2010)
9 Deleted by Republic Strengthening and Some Nepal Laws Amendment Act, 2066
(2010)
Section 12B. and such other class of employees as specified by the
Government of Nepal, by publishing a Notification in the Nepal Gazette.
Clarification: For the purposes of this Act, the term “employee” means a
permanent employee.
(B) 10 “Person Involving in Self-Employment” means the professionals including engineer, medical practitioner, legal practitioner, auditor earning income by carrying out business or profession in private sector or the
employee relating to those professionals and the term shall also denotes the person involving in foreign employment, person working temporary or service contract basis, domestic worker, farmer, labor working in
unorganized sector, labor of tea estate and employee working in cooperative institution.
(C) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Employee Provident Fund formed under Section 4.
(C1) 11 “Chairperson” means the chairperson of the Board.
(C2) 12 “Director” means the member of the Board, and this term also includes the chairperson and administrator.
(C3) 13 “Administrator” means the administrator of the Fund appointed pursuant to Section 6A.
(D) “Bond” means a loan disbursed by the Government of Nepal under the Domestic Borrowings Act, 2059 (2002) and this term also includes a bond of a foreign government.
(E) 14 …………..
(F) 15 …………..
(G) 16 …………..
(H) 17 …………..
(I) 18 …………..
(J) “Debenture” means a bond of loan borrowed by a company against the security or guarantee of its assets.
(K) 19 ………….
(L) 20 ………….
(M) 21 “Salary’ means only such a salary that is drawn by an employee according to the prevailing scale of the post in which he or she has a lien, in consideration for the service rendered by him or her in accordance
with the conditions of service.
(N) 22 “Office” means an office or institution21 with obligation to deduct the Fund amount from the salary of an employee and credit the same to the account specified by the Fund.
(N1) 23 “Institution” means a bank, financial institution, company, firm, industry or similar other governmental or non-governmental institution established as a body/institution pursuant to the laws in force, 23and this
term also includes a diplomatic mission or international institution situated in Nepal.
(O) 24 “Prescribed” or “as prescribed” means prescribed or as prescribed in the Rules or Bye-laws framed under this Act.
(P) 25 “Prescribed by the Fund” means as specified in the Bye-laws framed by the Fund under this Act or a notice of the Fund.
(a) “Fund” means the Employee Provident Fund established under Section 3.
(b) 7 “Employee” means any civil employee, employee of Army, Police, Armed Police, 8 Constitutional Body, ……. 9 and employee of the Fund and teacher who gets the amount to be deducted from his or her monthly salary deducted
and paid to the Fund, and this term also includes any employee, labour or worker of a body, who gets amount to be paid to the Fund pursuant to 5 Deleted by Fifth Amendment
6 (a) The Sections, other than Sub-section (1) of Section 13, and Sub-sections (1),
(2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of Section 17 commenced on 2019.6.1(17 Sept.
1962) (Date of publication of a Notification in the Nepal Gazette: 2019.5.29)
(b) Date of commencement of the Employee Provident Fund (Fourth Amendment), 2030: 2030.4.1 (16 July 1973)
(c) Date of commencement of the Employee Provident Fund (Eighth Amendment), 2053: 2053.10.18 (31 Jan. 1997)
7 Amended by Sixth Amendment
8 Inserted by Republic Strengthening and Some Nepal Laws Amendment Act, 2066
(2010)
9 Deleted by Republic Strengthening and Some Nepal Laws Amendment Act, 2066
(2010)
Section 12B. and such other class of employees as specified by the
Government of Nepal, by publishing a Notification in the Nepal Gazette.
Clarification: For the purposes of this Act, the term “employee” means a
permanent employee.
(B) 10 “Person Involving in Self-Employment” means the professionals including engineer, medical practitioner, legal practitioner, auditor earning income by carrying out business or profession in private sector or the
employee relating to those professionals and the term shall also denotes the person involving in foreign employment, person working temporary or service contract basis, domestic worker, farmer, labor working in
unorganized sector, labor of tea estate and employee working in cooperative institution.
(C) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Employee Provident Fund formed under Section 4.
(C1) 11 “Chairperson” means the chairperson of the Board.
(C2) 12 “Director” means the member of the Board, and this term also includes the chairperson and administrator.
(C3) 13 “Administrator” means the administrator of the Fund appointed pursuant to Section 6A.
(D) “Bond” means a loan disbursed by the Government of Nepal under the Domestic Borrowings Act, 2059 (2002) and this term also includes a bond of a foreign government.
(E) 14 …………..
(F) 15 …………..
(G) 16 …………..
(H) 17 …………..
(I) 18 …………..
(J) “Debenture” means a bond of loan borrowed by a company against the security or guarantee of its assets.
(K) 19 ………….
(L) 20 ………….
(M) 21 “Salary’ means only such a salary that is drawn by an employee according to the prevailing scale of the post in which he or she has a lien, in consideration for the service rendered by him or her in accordance
with the conditions of service.
(N) 22 “Office” means an office or institution21 with obligation to deduct the Fund amount from the salary of an employee and credit the same to the account specified by the Fund.
(N1) 23 “Institution” means a bank, financial institution, company, firm, industry or similar other governmental or non-governmental institution established as a body/institution pursuant to the laws in force, 23and this
term also includes a diplomatic mission or international institution situated in Nepal.
(O) 24 “Prescribed” or “as prescribed” means prescribed or as prescribed in the Rules or Bye-laws framed under this Act.
(P) 25 “Prescribed by the Fund” means as specified in the Bye-laws framed by the Fund under this Act or a notice of the Fund.