LawgistThe Payment of Gratuity Act
3Controlling authority
The appropriate Government may, by notification, appoint any officer to be a controlling authority, who shall be responsible for the administration of this Act and different controlling authorities may be appointed for different areas.
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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
