Public Provident Fund Act : DEFINITIONS Indian Bare Acts :

Public Provident Fund Act,1968

Act No : 23

Section : DEFINITIONS

SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires.-

(a) "Fund" means the Public Provident Fund established under the Scheme:

(b) "minor" means a person who is not deemed to have attained majority under the Indian Majority Act, 1875 :

(c) "Scheme" means the Public Provident Fund Scheme framed under sub-section (1) of section 3- :

(d) "subscriber" means an individual who makes subscription to the Fund under section 4- and where such subscription is made by an individual on behalf of a minor, of whom he is the guardian, such minor;

(e) "year" means the financial year.