Act Info:
Preamble1 - EMPLOYEES' PROVIDENT FUNDS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT, 1952
Section1 - Short title, extent and application
Section2 - Definitions
Section2A - Establishment to include all departments and branches
Section3 - Power to apply Act to an establishment which has a common provident fund with another establishment
Section4 - Power to add to Schedule I
Section5 - Employees' Provident Fund Schemes
Section5A - Central Board
Section5AA - Executive Committee
Section5B - State Board
Section5C - Board of Trustees to be body corporate
Section5D - Appointment of officers
Section5DD - Acts and proceedings of the Central Board or its Executive Committee or the State Board not to be invalidated on certain grounds
Section5E - Delegation
Section6 - Contributions and matters which may be provided for in Schemes
Section6A - Employees' Pension Scheme
Section6B - Section 6B (Omitted)
Section6C - Employees' Deposit-linked Insurance Scheme
Section6D - Laying of schemes before Parliament
Section7 - Modification of Scheme
Section7A - Determination of moneys due from employers
Section7B - Review of orders passed under section 7A
Section7C - Determination of escaped amount
Section7D - Employees' Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal
Section7E - Term of office
Section7F - Resignation
Section7G - Salary and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officer
Section7H - Staff of Tribunal
Section7I - Appeals to Tribunal
Section7J - Procedure of Tribunals
Section7K - Right of appellant to take assistance of legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint presenting officers
Section7L - Orders of Tribunal
Section7M - Filling up of vacancies
Section7N - Finality of orders constituting a Tribunal
Section7O - Deposit of amount due, on filing appeal
Section7P - Transfer of certain applications to Tribunals
Section7Q - Interest payable by the employer
Section8 - Mode of recovery of moneys due from employers
Section8A - Recovery of moneys by employers and contractors
Section8B - Issue of certificate to the Recovery Officer
Section8C - Recovery Officer to whom certificate is to be forwarded
Section8D - Validity of certificate and amendment thereof
Section8E - Stay of proceedings under certificate and amendment or withdrawal thereof
Section8F - Other modes of recovery
Section8G - Application of certain provisions of Income-tax Act
Section9 - Fund to be recognised under Act 11 of 1922
Section10 - Protection against attachment
Section11 - Priority of payment of contributions over other debts
Section12 - Employer not to reduce wages, etc.
Section13 - Inspectors
Section14 - Penalties
Section14A - Offences by companies
Section14AA - Enhanced punishment in certain cases after previous conviction
Section14AB - Certain offences to be cognizable
Section14AC - Cognizance and trial of offences
Section14B - Power to recover damages
Section14C - Power of court to make orders
Section15 - Special provisions relating to existing provident funds
Section16 - Act not to apply to certain establishments
Section16A - Authorising certain employers to maintain provident fund accounts
Section17 - Power to exempt
Section17A - Transfer of accounts
Section17AA - Act to have effect notwithstanding anything contained in Act 31 of 1956
Section17B - Liability in case of transfer of establishment
Section18 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section18A - Presiding Officer and other officers to be public servants
Section19 - Delegation of powers
Section20 - Power of Central Government to give directions
Section21 - Power to make rules
Section22 - Power to remove difficulties
Section23 - Repeal of Ordinance VIII of 1951
Schedule1 - SCHEDULE I
Schedule2 - SCHEDULE II
Schedule3 - SCHEDULE III
Schedule4 - SCHEDULE IV
Annexure1 - ANNEXURE