Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Subs. by Act 33 of 1988, s. 3, for “and includes any person employed by or through a contractor in or in connection with the work of the establishment” (w.e.f. 1-8-1988). 5 (ii) engaged as an apprentice, not being an apprentice engaged under the Apprentices Act, 1961 (52 of 1961), or under the standing orders of the establishment;] 1[(ff) “exempted employee” means an employee to whom a Scheme 2[or the Insurance Scheme, as the case may be,] would, but for the exemption granted under3*** section 17, have applied; (fff) “exempted 4[establishment]” means 5[an establishment] in respect of which an exemption has has been granted under section 17 from the operation of all or any of the provisions of any Scheme 2[or the Insurance Scheme, as the case may be], whether such exemption has been granted to the 4[establishment] as such or to any person or class of persons employed therein;] (g) “factory” means any premises, including the precincts thereof, in any part of which a manufacturing process is being carried on or is ordinarily so carried on, whether with the aid of power or without the aid of power; 6* * * * * (h) “Fund” means the provident fund established under a Scheme; (i) “industry” means any industry specified in Schedule I, and includes any other industry added to the Schedule by notification under section 4; 2[(ia) “Insurance Fund” means the Deposit-linked Insurance Fund established under sub-section (2) of section 6C; (ib) “Insurance Scheme” means the Employees” Deposit-linked Insurance Scheme framed under sub-section (1) of section 6C;] 7[8[(ic)] “manufacture” or “manufacturing process” means any process for making, altering, repairing, ornamenting, finishing, packing, oiling, washing, cleaning, breaking up, demolishing or otherwise treating or adapting any article or substance with a view to its use, sale, transport, delivery or disposal;] (j) “member” means a member of the Fund; (k) “occupier of a factory” means the person who has ultimate control over the affairs of the factory, and, where the said affairs are entrusted to a managing agent, such agent shall be deemed to be the occupier of the factory; 9[(kA) “Pension Fund” means the Employees‟ Pension Fund established under sub-section (2) of section 6A; (kB) “Pension Scheme” means the Employees‟ Pension Scheme framed under sub-section (1) of section 6A;] 10[(ka) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;