The Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act `1952
An Act to provide for the institution of provident funds pension fund and deposit-linked insurance fund for employees in factories and other establishments.
List of Chapters & Sections
PRELIMINARY
- 1Short title, extent and application
- 2Definitions
- 2AEstablishment to include all departments and branches
- 3Power to apply Act to an establishment which has a common provident fund with another establishmen
- 4Power to add to Schedule I
- 5Employees‟ Provident Fund Schemes
- 5ACentral Board
- 5AAExecutive Committee
- 5BState Board
- 5CBoard of Trustees to be body corporate
- 5DAppointment of officers
- 5DDActs and proceedings of the Central Board or its Executive Committee or the State Board not to be invalidated on certain grounds
- 5EDelegation
- 6Contributions and matters which may be provided for in Schemes
- 6AEmployees' Pension Scheme
- 6CEmployees' Deposit-linked Insurance Scheme
- 6DLaying of schemes before Parliament
- 7Modification of Scheme
- 7ADetermination of moneys due from employers
- 7BReview of orders passed under section 7A
- 7CDetermination of escaped amount
- 7DTribuna
- 7E[Omitted.]
- 7F[Omitted.]
- 7G[Omitted.]
- 7H[Omitted.]
- 7-IAppeals to Tribunal
- 7JProcedure of Tribunals
- 7KRight of appellant to take assistance of legal practitioner and of Government, etc., to appoint presenting officers
- 7LOrders of Tribunal
- 7M[Omitted.]
- 7N[Omitted.]
- 7-ODeposit of amount due, on filing appeal
- 7PTransfer of certain applications to Tribunals
- 7QInterest payable by the employer
- 8Mode of recovery of moneys due from employers
- 8ARecovery of moneys by employers and contractors
- 8BIssue of certificate to the Recovery Officer
- 8CRecovery Officer to whom certificate is to be forwarded
- 8DValidity of certificate and amendment thereof
- 8EStay of proceedings under certificate and amendment or withdrawal thereof
- 8FOther modes of recovery
- 8GApplication of certain provisions of Income-tax Act
- 9Fund to be recognised under Act 11 of 1922
- 10Protection against attachment
- 11Priority of payment of contributions over other debts
- 12Employer not to reduce wages, etc
- 13Inspectors
- 14Penalties
- 14AOffences by companies
- 14AAEnhanced punishment in certain cases after previous conviction
- 14ABCertain offences to be cognizable
- 14ACCognizance and trial of offences
- 14BPower to recover damages
- 14CPower of court to make orders
- 15Special provisions relating to existing provident funds
- 16Act not to apply to certain establishments
- 16AAuthorising certain employers to maintain provident fund accounts
- 17Power to exempt
- 17ATransfer of accounts
- 17AAAct to have effect notwithstanding anything contained in Act 31 of 1956
- 17BLiability in case of transfer of establishment
- 18Protection of action taken in good faith
- 18APresiding Officer and other officers to be public servants
- 19Delegation of powers
- 20Power of Central Government to give directions
- 21Power to make rules
- 22Power to remove difficulties