law: Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 1984 
  66. Contributory
  
  Provident Fund.- 
  
  1.     
  
    A
  
  multi-State cooperative society having such number or class of employees as may
  
  be prescribed may establish a contributory provident fund for the benefit of
  
  such employees to which shall be credited all contributions made by the
  
  employees and the society in accordance with the bye-laws of the society.
  2.     
  
    Monies
  
  standing to the credit of any contributory provident fund established by a
  
  multi-State cooperative society under sub-section (1) shall not -
  a.      be used in the
  
  business of the society;
  b.     form part of the
  
  assets of the society;
  c.      be liable to
  
  attachment or be subject to any other process or any court or other authority.
  1.     
  
  
  2.     
  
  
  3.     
  
    Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in this section, a provident fund established by a
  
  multi-State cooperative society to which the provisions of the Employees'
  
  Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, apply, shall be
  
  governed by that Act.