title: Employee's Provident Fund (Amendment) Act (No. 42 of 1988), 1988.
abstract: This Act amends the Sri Lanka Employee's Provident Fund Act to permit members of the Fund to pledge their balances to state lending institutions in order to obtain loans for housing purposes.  One goal of the legislation is to help Fund members who cannot provide the exacting security required by these institutions.
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005376:Financial Management; D005843:Geography; D006798:Housing; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D009042:Motivation; D011153:Population; D011640:Public Policy; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D013188:Sri Lanka
keywords: Asia; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Employment; Financial Activities; Geographic Factors; Housing--legal aspects; Incentives; Legislation; Macroeconomic Factors; Policy; Population; Residence Characteristics; Southern Asia; Spatial Distribution; Sri Lanka