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In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires- "approved fund" means a provident fund or other scheme for the beneft of employees established by an employer or by a group of employers and declared by the Board under section 16 of this Ordinance to be an approved fund and includes any scheme in respect of persons in a pensionable employment with the Government of the Federation or of any State or Settlement, and it any doubt arises as to whether any person is in such employment or not the decision of the High Commissioner in Council shall be final; "the Board" means the Employees Provident Fund Board established under section 3 of this Ordinance; "employee" means any person— (a) who has attained the age of sixteen years; (b) who has entered into a contract of service or apprenticeship, whether written or oral and whether expressed or implied, to work for an employer in a scheduled employment; (c) who bas worked for the same employer in such scheduled occupation for a continuous period of not less than three months: and ", emF app sta OI pe Gr sp EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND. it fund ] Their ith the icil as slrees ie into Lay, by is for erwise 'other by an clared nce to me in t with State hether ecision final; Fund nance; ars; rice or r oral , work mployyer in inuous s: and shall, for all purposes of this Urdınanc e deemed to be four hundred dollars : "employer" means the person with . whom an employee has entered into à contract of service oi (a) a empilges (b) any body df persons whether or not statutory or incorporated; ana • (c) the Government of the Federation or of any • any Municipality Htate ur Setrlmente Central miedtricity oard, and, where an employee is employe vith such Government or body or with an or body, in good faith; stated of impiied in an e*" mogane & bontrad o ervsce 'Postmaster-General" means the Postmaster- General, Malaya; "scheduled employment" means employment specified in the First Schedule to this Ordinance; Establishment of Employees Provident Fund Board. No. 21 OF 1951. "wages" means the remuneration in money due to employee his contract of service or apprenticeship, whether agreed to be paid monthly, weekly, daily or otherwise- (a) in respect of the normal periods of work to be performed by the employee; or (b) where payment is calculated in relation to a set task or tasks, in respect of the number of tasks completed by the employee; ol (c) where payment is calculated in relation to the volume of work done, in respect of the work completed by the employee; together with any allowance payable by the employer employee in respect, either explicitly impliedly, of high cost of living.