Modification of Scheme is defined under section 7 of Employees Provident Funds Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. Provisions under Section 7 of EPF Act 1952 is :
Section 7 of Employees Provident Funds Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 "Modification of Scheme"
(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette add to, amend or vary either prospectively or retrospectively, the Scheme, the Pension Scheme or the Insurance Scheme, as the case may be.
(2) Every notification issued under sub-section 1 shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is issued, before each House of Parliament while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days, which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the notification, or both Houses agree that the notification should not be issued, the notification shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be ; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that notification.
Section 2A Establishment to include all departments and branches
Section 4 Power to add to Schedule I
Section 5 Employees' Provident Funds Scheme
Section 5AA Executive Committee
Section 5C Board of Trustees to be body corporate
Section 5D Appointment of officers
Section 6A Employees Pension Scheme
Section 6C Employees Deposit-linked Insurance Scheme
Section 6D Laying of Schemes before Parliament
Section 7 Modification of Scheme
Section 7A Determination of moneys due from employers
Section 7B Review of orders passed under Section 7A
Section 7C Determination of escaped amount
Section 7D Employees' Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal
Section 7G Salary and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officer
Section 7H Staff of the Tribunal
Section 7I Appeals to the Tribunal
Section 7J Procedure of Tribunals
Section 7N Finality of orders constituting a Tribunal
Section 7O Deposit of amount due, on filing appeal