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Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952

Central
Act number
19 of 1952
Enacted
4 Mar 1952

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66 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and application
  2. Section 2Definitions
  3. Section 2AEstablishment to include all departments and branches
  4. Section 3Power to apply Act to an establishment which has a common provident fund with another establishment
  5. Section 4Power to add to Schedule I
  6. Section 5Employees’ Provident Fund Schemes
  7. Section 5ACentral Board
  8. Section 5AAExecutive Committee
  9. Section 5BState Board
  10. Section 5CBoard of Trustees to body corporate
  11. Section 5DAppointment of officers
  12. Section 5DDActs and proceedings of the Central Board or its Executive Committee or the State Board not to be in validated on certain grounds
  13. Section 5EDelegation
  14. Section 6Contributions and matters which may be provided for in Schemes
  15. Section 6AEmployees’ Pension Scheme
  16. Section 6CEmployees’ Deposit linked Insurance Scheme
  17. Section 6DLaying of schemes before Parliament
  18. Section 7Modification of scheme
  19. Section 7ADetermination of moneys due from employers
  20. Section 7BReview of orders passed under section 7A
  21. Section 7CDetermination of escaped amount
  22. Section 7DEmployees’ Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal
  23. Section 7ETerm of office
  24. Section 7FResignation
  25. Section 7GSalary and allowances and other terms and conditions of or service of Presiding Officer
  26. Section 7HStaff of Tribunal
  27. Section 7JProcedure of Tribunals
  28. Section 7KRight of appellant to take assistance of legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint presenting officers
  29. Section 7LOrders of Tribunal
  30. Section 7MFilling up of vacancies
  31. Section 7NFinality orders constituting a tribunal
  32. Section 7PTransfer of certain applications to Tribunals
  33. Section 7QInterest payable by the employer
  34. Section 8Mode of recovery of moneys due from employers
  35. Section 8ARecovery of moneys by employers and contractors
  36. Section 8BIssue of certificate to the Recovery Officer
  37. Section 8CRecovery Officer to whom certificate is to be forwarded
  38. Section 8DValidity of certificate and amendment thereof
  39. Section 8EStay of proceedings under certificate and amendment or withdrawal thereof
  40. Section 8FOther modes of recovery
  41. Section 8GApplication of certain provisions of Income-tax Act
  42. Section 9Fund to be recognised under Act 11 of 1922
  43. Section 10Protection against attachment
  44. Section 11Priority of payment of contributions over other debts
  45. Section 12Employer not to reduce wages, etc
  46. Section 13Inspectors
  47. Section 14Penalties
  48. Section 14AOffences by companies
  49. Section 14AAEnhanced punishment in certain cases after previous conviction
  50. Section 14ABCertain offences to be cognizable
  51. Section 14ACCognizance and trial of offences
  52. Section 14BPower to recover damages
  53. Section 14CPower of court to make orders
  54. Section 15Special provisions relating to existing provident funds
  55. Section 16Act not to apply to certain establishments
  56. Section 16AAuthorising certain employers to maintain provident fund accounts
  57. Section 17Power to exempt
  58. Section 17ATransfer of accounts
  59. Section 17AAAct to have effect notwithstanding anything contained in Act 31 of 1956
  60. Section 17BLiability in case of transfer of establishment
  61. Section 18Protection of action taken in good faith
  62. Section 18APresiding Officer and other officers to be public servants
  63. Section 19Delegation of powers
  64. Section 20Power of Central Government to give directions
  65. Section 21Power to make rules
  66. Section 22Power to remove difficulties