8.(1) the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, direct that provisions of this Act shall apply to any Provident Fund established for the benefit of its employees by any local authority within the meaning of the Local Authorities Loans Act, 1914, and, on the making of such declaration, this Act shall apply accordingly, as if such Provident Fund were Government Provident Fund and such local authority were the Government. (2) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, direct that the provisions of this Act shall apply to any Provident Fund established for the benefit of the employees of any of the institutions specified in the Schedule, or of any group of such institutions, and, on the making of such declaration, this Act shall apply accordingly, as if such Provident Fund were a Government Provident Fund and the authority having custody of the Fund were the Government: Provided that section 6 shall apply as if the authority making the contributions referred to in that section were the Government. (3) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, add to the Schedule the name of any public institution it may deem fit, and any such addition shall take effect as if had been made by this Act. ¹[* * *]