The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013
23.
Pension
funds.
1. The Authority may, by
granting a certificate of registration under sub-section ( 3 ) of section
27, permit one or more persons to act as a pension fund for the purpose of
receiving contributions, accumulating them and making payments to the
subscriber in such manner as may be specified by regulations.
2. The number of pension
funds shall be determined by regulations and the Authority may, in public
interest, vary the number of pension funds:
Provided that at least one of the pension funds shall be a Government company.
Explanation .- For the purposes of
this sub-section, the expression “Government company” shall have the meaning
assigned to it in section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956.
1.
2.
3. The pension fund
shall function in accordance with the terms of its certificate of registration
and the regulations made under this Act.
4. The pension fund
shall manage the schemes in accordance with the regulations.