This notification, G.S.R. 24(E), issued by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, announces amendments to the Employees' Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal Procedure Rules, 1997. These amendments, titled the Employees' Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal Procedure Amendment Rules, 2016, came into effect on January 14, 2016, the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
The key changes include:
* **Rule 6 (Place of filing appeals):** The appeal shall ordinarily be filed by the appellant with the Registrar of the Tribunal within whose jurisdiction the cause of action has arisen.
* **Rule 7 (Sub-rule 1):** Modifies the fee structure for filing appeals. Every appeal filed with the Registrar shall be accompanied by a fee of two thousand rupees (Rs. 2,000) to be remitted in the form of crossed demand draft on a nationalized bank in favour of the Registrar of the Tribunal and payable at the main branch of that Bank at the station where the seat of the said Tribunal is situated.
The original rules were published on June 2, 1997, vide number G.S.R. 268 and subsequently amended on February 7, 2000, vide number S.O. 498.
The notification was issued under the authority of subsection 1 of section 21 of the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952).
The issuing authority is Joint Secretary, Manish Kumar Gupta (F.No.S3501232015SS.II).
Key Entities Referenced
Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952: A labour welfare legislation in India providing for provident funds, pension, and insurance for employees.
Central Government: The executive authority of the Union of India.
Employees Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal Procedure Rules, 1997: Rules governing the procedure of the Employees' Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal.
Employees Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal Procedure Amendment Rules, 2016: Amendment rules to the Employees Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal Procedure Rules, 1997.
Official Gazette: A government publication for official announcements and notifications.
Registrar of the Tribunal: The official responsible for administrative and procedural matters at the Employees' Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal.
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The Indian government ministry responsible for labour policy, legislation, and enforcement.
New Delhi: The capital city of India, where the notification was issued.
jftLVªh laö Mhö ,yö&33004@99 REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99
vlk/kj.k
EXTRAORDINARY
Hkkx II—[k.M 3—mi&[k.M (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
izkf/dkj ls izdkf'kr
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
la- 24] ubZ fnYyh] c`gLifrokj] tuojh 14] 2016@ikS"k 24] 1937
No. 24] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2016/ PAUSA 24, 1937
(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)मममम औऔऔऔरररर ररररोोोोजजजजगगगगाााारररर मममम(cid:4)(cid:4)ंं(cid:4)(cid:4)ंं ााााललललयययय
अअअअिि ििधधधधससससचचूूचचूू ननननाााा
नई (cid:1)द(cid:3)ली, 14 जनवरी, 2016
ससससाााा....ककककाााा....िि ििनननन.... 22224444((((अअअअ))))....————के(cid:8)(cid:9)ीय सरकार, कम(cid:12)चारी भ िव(cid:18)य िनिध और (cid:19)क(cid:20)ण (cid:12) उपबंध अ िधिनयम, 1952 (1952 का 19) क(cid:20)
धारा 21 क(cid:20) उपधारा (1) (cid:22)ारा (cid:19)द(cid:23) श ि(cid:24)य(cid:25) का (cid:19)योग करत े (cid:28)ए, कम(cid:12)चारी भ िव(cid:18)य िनिध अ िधकरण ((cid:19) (cid:1)(cid:30)या) िनयम,
1997 का और संशोधन करन ेके िलए िन िलिखत िनयम बनाती ह,ै अथा(cid:12)त:्-
1. (1) इस िनयम(cid:25) का स िं %& नाम कमच(cid:12) ारी भ िव(cid:18)य िनिध अपील अ िधकरण ((cid:19) (cid:1)(cid:30)या) संशोधन, 2016 ह।ै
(2) ये राजप) म *उनके (cid:19)काशन क(cid:20) तारीख को (cid:19)वृ(cid:23) ह(cid:25)गे।
2. कम(cid:12)चारी भ िव(cid:18)य िनिध अपील अ िधकरण ((cid:19) (cid:1)कया) िनयम, 1987 म,*-
(क) िनयम 6 के /थान पर िन िलिखत िनयम रखा जाएगा अथात(cid:12) :्-
“6” अपील * फाइल करन ेका /थान.- अपीलाथ0 (cid:22)ारा अ िधकरण के र िज/1ार, िजसक(cid:20) अ िधका 3रता के भीतर बाद हते ुक उ5दतू
(cid:28)आ ह,ै के पास अपील साधारण फाइल क(cid:20) जाएगी।“;
(ख) िनयम 7 म,* उप िनयम (1) के /थान पर िन िलिखत उप िनयम रखा जाएगा, अथा(cid:12)त:्-
187 GI/2016 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
“(1)” र िज/1ार के पास फाइल क(cid:20) गई (cid:19)8येक अपील के साथ अ िधकरण के र िज/1ार के प% म * और उस ब:क क(cid:20) मु<य शाखा,
जहां उ(cid:24) अ िधकरण क(cid:20) पीठ अव ि/थत ह,ै म *संदये (cid:1)कसी रा=ीयकृत ब:क पर (cid:30)ास (cid:1)कए गए मांग दये >ा?ट के Aप म* (cid:19)े िषत दो
हजार Bपय ेक(cid:20) फ(cid:20)स के साथ संलE होगी।“।
(फा.सं. एस-35012/3/2015 एसएस-II)
मनीष गु&ा, संयु(cid:24) स िचव
(cid:8)(cid:8)(cid:8)(cid:8)टटटट(cid:10)(cid:10)(cid:10)(cid:10)पपपपणणणण :::: मलू िनयम भारत के राजप), असाधारण, भाग II, खGड 3, उप-खंड(i) म* तारीख 2 जून, 1957 को सा.का. िन. 268
(cid:22)ारा (cid:19)का िशत (cid:1)कए गए थे और त8पIात ्का.आ.498 (cid:1)दनाकं 7 फरवरी, 2000 (cid:22)ारा अ िं तम संशो िधत क(cid:20) गई।
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 14th January, 2016.
G.S.R 24(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 21 of the Employees’
Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952), the Central Government hereby makes
the following rules further to amend the Employees’ Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal (Procedure) Rules,
1997, namely :-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Employees’ Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal (Procedure)
Amendment Rules, 2016.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Employees’ Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 1997,-
(a) for rule 6, the following rule shall be substituted, namely :-
“6. Place of filing appeals.– The appeal shall ordinarily be filed by the appellant with the
Registrar of the Tribunal within whose jurisdiction the cause of action has arisen.”;
(b) in rule 7, for sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-
“(1) Every appeal filed with the Registrar shall be accompanied by a fee of two thousand
rupees to be remitted in the form of crossed demand draft on a nationalised bank in favour of
the Registrar of the Tribunal and payable at the main branch of that Bank at the station where
the seat of the said Tribunal is situated.”.
[F.No.S-35012/3/2015-SS.II]
MANISH KUMAR GUPTA, Jt. Secy.
Note : The Principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-
section (i), dated the 2nd June, 1997 vide number G.S.R. 268 and were subsequently amended vide number
S.O. 498, dated the 7th February, 2000.
Printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.