Section 17: Fund May Issue Order

1) If any employer fails to register with the Fund within the period specified in this Act, or fails to register the worker appointed by the employer or with whom the employer has an employment relationship, or fails to deposit the contribution amount of the contributor within the time specified in sub-section (4) of Section 4, the Executive Director may issue the following order to such employer:-

(a) To immediately enlist in the Fund and to enlist the workers who have been appointed or with whom an employment relationship has been established in the Fund,

(b) To deposit in the Fund the contribution to be made as per this Act since the date of establishment of employment relations between such employer and worker, and also the interest applicable as per Section 9, or

(c) In case of a situation where the employment relations between the employer and worker have come to an end, to provide the concerned worker within the specified period the amount worth of the benefits that the worker is entitled to as per this Act for the period when the employment relations were active.

2) If the employer does not provide the worker the amount equivalent to the social security as per Clause (c) of sub-section (1), the Fund shall recover such amount and hand it over to the concerned worker.