LawgistThe Payment of Gratuity Act
13Protection of gratuity
No gratuity payable under this Act 1[and no gratuity payable to an employee employed in any establishment, factory, mine, oilfield, plantation, port, railway company or shop exempted under section 5] shall be liable to attachment in execution of any decree or order of any civil, revenue or criminal court.
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1. Ins. by Act 25 of 1984, s. 6 (w.e.f. 1-7-1984).
All sections
- 1 Short title, extent, application and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 2A Continuous service
- 3 Controlling authority
- 4 Payment of gratuity
- 4A Compulsory insurance
- 5 Power to exempt
- 6 Nomination
- 7 Determination of the amount of gratuity
- 7A Inspectors
- 7B Powers of Inspectors
- 8 Recovery of gratuity
- 9 Penalties
- 10 Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases
- 11 Cognizance of offences
- 12 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 13 Protection of gratuity
- 14 Act to override other enactments, etc
- 15 Power to make rules
