Employees Provident Funds And Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952

Section - 1 - Short title, extent and application

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Section - 2 - Definitions

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Section - 2A - Establishment to include all departments and branches

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Section - 3 - Power to apply Act to an establishment which has a common provident fund with another establishment

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Section - 4 - Power to add to Schedule I

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Section - 5 - Employees' Provident Fund Schemes

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Section - 5A - Central Board

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Section - 5AA - Executive Committee

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Section - 5B - State Board

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Section - 5C - Board of Trustees to be body corporate

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Section - 5D - Appointment of officers

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Section - 5DD - Acts and proceedings of the Central Board or its Executive Committee or the State Board not to be invalidated on certain grounds

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Section - 5E - Delegation

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Section - 6 - Contributions and matters which may be provided for in Schemes

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Section - 6A - Employees’ Pension Scheme

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Section - 6C - Employees' Deposit-linked Insurance Scheme

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Section - 6D - Laying of schemes before Parliament

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Section - 7 - Modification of Scheme

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Section - 7A - Determination of moneys due from employers

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Section - 7B - Review of orders passed under section 7A

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Section - 7C - Determination of escaped amount

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Section - 7D - Tribunal

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Section - 7E - [***]

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Section - 7F - [***]

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Section - 7G - [***]

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Section - 7H - [***]

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Section - 7I - Appeals to Tribunal

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Section - 7J - Procedure of Tribunals

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Section - 7K - Right of appellant to take assistance of legal practitioner and of Government, etc. to appoint presenting officers

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Section - 7L - Orders of Tribunal

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Section - 7M - [***]

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Section - 7N - [***]

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Section - 7O - Deposit of amount due, on filing appeal

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Section - 7P - Transfer of certain applications to Tribunals

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Section - 7Q - Interest payable by the employer

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Section - 8 - Mode of recovery of moneys due from employers

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Section - 8A - Recovery of monies by employers and contractors

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Section - 8B - Issue of certificate to the Recovery Officer

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Section - 8C - Recovery Officer to whom certificate is to be forwarded

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Section - 8D - Validity of certificate and amendment thereof

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Section - 8E - Stay of proceedings under certificate and amendment or withdrawal thereof

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Section - 8F - Other modes of recovery

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Section - 8G - Application of certain provisions of Income-tax Act

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Section - 9 - Fund to be recognised under Act XI of 1922

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Section - 10 - Protection against attachment

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Section - 11 - Priority of payment of contributions over other debts

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Section - 12 - Employer not to reduce wages, etc

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Section - 13 - Inspectors

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Section - 14 - Penalties

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Section - 14A - Offences by companies

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Section - 14AA - Enhanced punishment in certain cases after previous conviction

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Section - 14AB - Certain offences to be cognizable

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Section - 14AC - Cognizance and trial of offences

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Section - 14B - Power to recover damages

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Section - 14C - Power of court to make orders

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Section - 15 - Special provisions relating to existing provident funds

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Section - 16 - Act not to apply to certain establishments

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Section - 16A - Authorising certain employers to maintain provident fund accounts

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Section - 17 - Power to exempt

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Section - 17A - Transfer of accounts

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Section - 17AA - Act to have effect notwithstanding anything contained in Act 31 of 1956

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Section - 17B - Liability in case of transfer of establishment

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Section - 18 - Protection of action taken in good faith

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Section - 18A - Authorities and inspector to be public servant

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Section - 19 - Delegation of powers

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Section - 20 - Power of Central Government to give directions

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Section - 21 - Power to make rules

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Section - 22 - Power to remove difficulties

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SCH I - SCHEDULE

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SCH II - MATTERS FOR WHICH PROVISION MAY BE MADE IN A SCHEME

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SCH III - MATTERS FOR WHICH PROVISION MAY BE MADE IN THE PENSION SCHEME

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SCH IV - MATTERS TO BE PROVIDED FOR IN THE EMPLOYEES' DEPOSIT-LINKED INSURANCE SCHEME

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