Complete Employees Provident Funds And Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 with list of Chapters and Sections

• Sections
  • Section 1 Short title, extent and application
  • Section 2 Definitions
  • Section 2A [Establishment to include all departments and branches.
  • Section 3 [Power to apply Act to an establishment which has a common provident fund with another establishment
  • Section 4 Power to add to Schedule I.
  • Section 5 Employees' Provident Fund Schemes
  • Section 5A [Central Board.
  • Section 5AA [Executive Committee.
  • Section 5B [State Board.
  • Section 5C Board of Trustees to be body corporate.
  • Section 5D Appointment of officers.
  • Section 5DD 50 [Acts and proceedings of the Central Board or its Executive Committee or the State Board not to be invalidated on certain grounds.
  • Section 5E [Delegation.
  • Section 6 Contributions and matters which may be provided for in Schemes.
  • Section 6A Employees Pension Scheme
  • Section 6B Employees Deposit-linked Insurance Scheme.
  • Section 6C Laying of schemes before Parliament.
  • Section 7 Modification of Scheme.
  • Section 7A [Determination of moneys due from employers.
  • Section 7B [Review of orders passed under section 7A.
  • Section 7C Determination of escaped amount.
  • Section 7D 1[Tribunal.
  • Section 7E
  • Section 7F
• Sections
  • Section 7G
• Sections
  • Section 7H
  • Section 7I Appeals to Tribunal.
  • Section 7J Procedure of Tribunals.
  • Section 7K Right of appellant to take assistance of legal practitioner and of Government, etc. to appoint presenting officers.
  • Section 7L Orders of Tribunal
  • Section 7M
  • Section 7N
  • Section 7O Deposit of amount due, on filing appeal.
  • Section 7P Transfer of certain applications to Tribunals.
  • Section 7Q Interest payable by the employer
  • Section 8 Mode of recovery of moneys due from employers.
  • Section 8A [Recovery of monies by employers and contractors.
  • Section 8 B [Issue of certificate to the Recovery Officer.
  • Section 8 C Recovery Officer to whom certificate is to be forwarded.
  • Section 8 D Validity of certificate and amendment thereof.
  • Section 8 E Stay of proceedings under certificate and amendment or withdrawal thereof.
  • Section 8 F Other modes of recovery.
  • Section 8 G Application of certain provisions of Income-tax Act.
  • Section 9 Fund to be recognised under Act XI of 1922.
  • Section 10 Protection against attachment.
  • Section 11 Priority of payment of contributions over other debts.
  • Section 12 3 [Employer not to reduce wages, etc.
  • Section 13 Inspectors.
  • Section 14 Penalties.
  • Section 14A [Offences by companies.
  • Section 14 AA Enhanced punishment in certain cases after previous conviction.
  • Section 14AB Certain offences to be cognizable.
  • Section 14 AC Cognizance and trial of offences.
  • Section 14B [Power to recover damages.
  • Section 14 C Power of court to make orders.
  • Section 15 Special provisions relating to existing provident funds.
  • Section 16 Act not to apply to certain 54a [establishments].
  • Section 16A [Authorising certain employers to maintain provident fund accounts.
  • Section 17 [Power to exempt.
  • Section 17A Transfer of accounts.
  • Section 17AA [Act to have effect notwithstanding anything contained in Act 31 of 1956.
  • Section 17B [Liability in case of transfer of establishment.
  • Section 18 [Protection of action taken in good faith.
  • Section 18A Authorities and inspector to be public servant.
  • Section 19 [Delegation of powers.
  • Section 20 [Power of Central Government to give directions.
  • Section 21 Power to make rules.
  • Section 22 Power to remove difficulties.
• SCHEDULES
  • Section SCHEDULE I
  • Section SCHEDULE II
  • Section SCHEDULE III
  • Section SCHEDULE IV