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(1) Each employee, who has completed one year of service, shall make, a
nomination within such time, in such form and in such manner, as may be prescribed by the appropriate
Government.
(2) An employee may, in his nomination, distribute the amount of gratuity payable to him under this
Chapter amongst more than one nominee.
(3) If an employee has a family at the time of making a nomination, the nomination shall be made in
favour of one or more members of his family, and any nomination made by such employee in favour of a
person who is not a member of his family shall be void.
(4) If at the time of making a nomination the employee has no family, the nomination may be made in
favour of any person or persons but if the employee subsequently acquires a family, such nomination shall
forthwith become invalid and the employee shall make, within such time as may be prescribed by the
appropriate Government, a fresh nomination in favour of one or more members of his family.
(5) A nomination may, subject to the provisions of sub-sections (3) and (4), be modified by an employee
at any time, after giving to his employer a written intimation in such form and in such manner as may be
prescribed by the appropriate Government, of his intention to do so.
(6) If a nominee predeceases the employee, the interest of the nominee shall revert to the employee
who shall make a fresh nomination, in the form prescribed by the appropriate Government, in respect of
such interest.
(7) Every nomination, fresh nomination or alteration of nomination, as the case may be, shall be sent
by the employee to his employer, who shall keep the same in his safe custody.