Employees Provident Funds And Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
Section - 1 - Short title, extent and applicationSection - 2 - Definitions
Section - 2A - Establishment to include all departments and branches
Section - 3 - Power to apply Act to an establishment which has a common provident fund with another establishment
Section - 4 - Power to add to Schedule I
Section - 5 - Employees' Provident Fund Schemes
Section - 5A - Central Board
Section - 5AA - Executive Committee
Section - 5B - State Board
Section - 5C - Board of Trustees to be body corporate
Section - 5D - Appointment of officers
Section - 5DD - Acts and proceedings of the Central Board or its Executive Committee or the State Board not to be invalidated on certain grounds
Section - 5E - Delegation
Section - 6 - Contributions and matters which may be provided for in Schemes
Section - 6A - Employees’ Pension Scheme
Section - 6C - Employees' Deposit-linked Insurance Scheme
Section - 6D - Laying of schemes before Parliament
Section - 7 - Modification of Scheme
Section - 7A - Determination of moneys due from employers
Section - 7B - Review of orders passed under section 7A
Section - 7C - Determination of escaped amount
Section - 7D - Tribunal
Section - 7E - [***]
Section - 7F - [***]
Section - 7G - [***]
Section - 7H - [***]
Section - 7I - Appeals to Tribunal
Section - 7J - Procedure of Tribunals
Section - 7K - Right of appellant to take assistance of legal practitioner and of Government, etc. to appoint presenting officers
Section - 7L - Orders of Tribunal
Section - 7M - [***]
Section - 7N - [***]
Section - 7O - Deposit of amount due, on filing appeal
Section - 7P - Transfer of certain applications to Tribunals
Section - 7Q - Interest payable by the employer
Section - 8 - Mode of recovery of moneys due from employers
Section - 8A - Recovery of monies by employers and contractors
Section - 8B - Issue of certificate to the Recovery Officer
Section - 8C - Recovery Officer to whom certificate is to be forwarded
Section - 8D - Validity of certificate and amendment thereof
Section - 8E - Stay of proceedings under certificate and amendment or withdrawal thereof
Section - 8F - Other modes of recovery
Section - 8G - Application of certain provisions of Income-tax Act
Section - 9 - Fund to be recognised under Act XI of 1922
Section - 10 - Protection against attachment
Section - 11 - Priority of payment of contributions over other debts
Section - 12 - Employer not to reduce wages, etc
Section - 13 - Inspectors
Section - 14 - Penalties
Section - 14A - Offences by companies
Section - 14AA - Enhanced punishment in certain cases after previous conviction
Section - 14AB - Certain offences to be cognizable
Section - 14AC - Cognizance and trial of offences
Section - 14B - Power to recover damages
Section - 14C - Power of court to make orders
Section - 15 - Special provisions relating to existing provident funds
Section - 16 - Act not to apply to certain establishments
Section - 16A - Authorising certain employers to maintain provident fund accounts
Section - 17 - Power to exempt
Section - 17A - Transfer of accounts
Section - 17AA - Act to have effect notwithstanding anything contained in Act 31 of 1956
Section - 17B - Liability in case of transfer of establishment
Section - 18 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section - 18A - Authorities and inspector to be public servant
Section - 19 - Delegation of powers
Section - 20 - Power of Central Government to give directions
Section - 21 - Power to make rules
Section - 22 - Power to remove difficulties
SCH I - SCHEDULE
SCH II - MATTERS FOR WHICH PROVISION MAY BE MADE IN A SCHEME
SCH III - MATTERS FOR WHICH PROVISION MAY BE MADE IN THE PENSION SCHEME
SCH IV - MATTERS TO BE PROVIDED FOR IN THE EMPLOYEES' DEPOSIT-LINKED INSURANCE SCHEME
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