Payment of Bonus Act, 1965

Section - 1 - Short title, extent and application

Section - 2 - Definitions

Section - 3 - Establishments to include departments, undertakings and branches

Section - 4 - Computation of gross profits

Section - 5 - Computation of available surplus

Section - 6 - Sums deductible from gross profits

Section - 7 - Calculation of direct tax payable by the employer

Section - 8 - Eligibility for bonus

Section - 9 - Disqualification for bonus

Section - 10 - Payment of minimum bonus

Section - 11 - Payment of maximum bonus

Section - 12 - Calculation of bonus with respect to certain employees

Section - 13 - Proportionate reduction in bonus in certain cases

Section - 14 - Computation of number of working days

Section - 15 - Set on and set off of allocable surplus

Section - 16 - Special provisions with respect to certain establishments

Section - 17 - Adjustment of customary or interim bonus against bonus payable under the Act

Section - 18 - Deduction of certain amounts from bonus payable under the Act

Section - 19 - Time-limit for payment of bonus

Section - 20 - Application of Act to establishments in public sector in certain cases

Section - 21 - Recovery of bonus due from an employer

Section - 22 - Reference of disputes under the Act

Section - 23 - Presumption about accuracy of balance-sheet and profit and loss account of corporations and companies

Section - 24 - Audited accounts of banking companies not to be questioned

Section - 25 - Audit of accounts of employers, not being corporations or companies

Section - 26 - Maintenance of registers, records, etc

Section - 27 - Inspectors

Section - 28 - Penalty

Section - 29 - Offences by companies

Section - 30 - Cognizance of offences

Section - 31 - Protection of action taken under the Act

Section - 31A - Special provision with respect to payment of bonus linked with production or productivity

Section - 32 - Act not to apply to certain classes of employees

Section - 33 - Act to apply to certain pending disputes regarding payment of bonus

Section - 34 - Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with the Act

Section - 35 - Saving

Section - 36 - Power of exemption

Section - 37 - Power to remove difficulties

Section - 38 - Power to make rules

Section - 39 - Application of certain laws not barred

Section - 40 - Repeal and saving

SCH I - COMPUTATION OF GROSS PROFITS

SCH II - COMPUTATION OF GROSS PROFITS

SCH III - THIRD SCHEDULE

SCH IV - FOURTH SCHEDULE

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