Employees' Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952

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S.1 Short title, extent and application

S.2 Definitions

S.2-A Establishment to include all departments and branches

S.3 Power to apply Act to a establishment which has a common provident fund with another establishment

S.4 Power to add to Schedule I

S.5 Employees Provident Fund Scheme

S.5A Central Board

S.5AA Executive Committee

S.5B State Board

S.5C Board of Trustees to be body corporate

S.5D Appointment of officers

S.5DD Act and proceedings of the Central Board or its Executive Committee or State Board not to be invalidated on certain grounds

S.5E Delegation

S.6 Contributions and matters which may be provided for in Scheme

S.6-A Employees Pension Scheme

S.6B [x x x ]

S.6C Employees Deposit-linked Insurance Scheme

S.6D Laying of Schemes before Parliament

S.7 Modification of Schemes

S.7-A Determination of moneys due from employees

S.7-B Review of orders passed under Section 7A

S.7-H Staff of Tribunal

S.7-I Appeals to Tribunal

S.7-O Deposit of amount due on filing appea

S.7-Q Interest payable by the employer

S.7C Determination of escaped amount

S.7D Employees Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal

S.7E Term of office

S.7F Resignation

S.7G Salary and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officer

S.7J Procedure of Tribunals

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

S.7L Orders of Tribunal

S.7M Filling up of vacancies

S.7N Finality of orders constituting a Tribunal

S.7P Transfer of certain applications to Tribunals

S.8 Mode of recovery of moneys due from employers

S.8-B Issue of certificate to the Recovery Officer

S.8-F Other mode of recovery

S.8A Recovery of money by employers and contractors

S.8C Recovery Officer to whom certificate is to be forwarded

S.8D Validity of certificate, and amendment thereof

S.8E Stay of proceedings under certificate and amendment or withdrawal thereof

S.8G Application of certain provisions of Income-tax Act

S.9 Fund to be recognised under Act 11 of 1922

S.10 Protection against attachment

S.11 Priority of payment of contribution over other debts

S.12 Employer not to reduce wages etc

S.13 Inspectors

S.14 Penalties

S.14-A Offences by companies

S.14-AA Enhanced punishment in certain cases after previous conviction

S.14-AB Certain offences to be cognizable

S.14-B Power to recover damages

S.14AC Cognizance and trial of offences

S.14C Power of Court to make order

S.15 Special provision relating to existing provident funds

S.16 Act not to apply to certain establishments

S.16A Authorising certain employers to maintain provident fund accounts

S.17 Power to exempt

S.17A Transfer of accounts

S.17AA Act to have effect notwithstanding anything contained in Act 31 of 1956

S.17B Liability in case of transfer of establishment

S.18 Protection of action taken in good faith

S.18A Presiding Officer and other officers to be public servants

S.19 Delegation of powers

S.20 Power of Central Government ot give directions

S.21 Power to make rules

S.22 Power to remove difficulties

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