அதிகாரப்பூர்வ மொழிபெயர்ப்புDepartment of Government Printing-இலிருந்து, மாற்றமின்றி
Section 47 of the Employees’ Provident Fund Act,
No. 15 of 1958 is hereby amended as follows:—
(1)
in the definition of “employee”, by the substitution for the words “at any particular time;” of the words
“at any particular time, and does not include a detached worker for the period of time specified in a social security agreement applicable to such detached worker;”;
(2)
immediately after the definition of the expression
“covered employment”, by the insertion of the following new definition:—
“ “ detached worker” means an international worker on a temporary assignment in covered employment in Sri Lanka and contributing to a social security programme in the country in which he is a citizen and who in terms of a social security agreement has been exempted from making any contribution under this
Act for the period as set out in such agreement;”;
(3)
immediately after the definition of “employer”, by the insertion of the following new definition:—
“ “ international worker” means, an employee who is a citizen of a country other than
Sri Lanka;”;
(4)
immediately after the definition of “regulation”, by the insertion of the following new definition:—
“ “ Social Security Agreement” means a bilateral agreement to which Sri Lanka is a party and which provides exemptions to citizens of one country working in another country, on temporary assignment as detached workers, from contributing to a social security programme in such other country;”.