EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT

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Section 1 : Short title, extent and application

Section 2 : Definitions

Section 2-A : 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 5-A : Central Board

Section 5-AA : Executive Committee

Section 5-B : State Board

Section 5-C : Board of Trustees to be body corporate

Section 5-D : Appointment of officers

Section 5-DD : Acts and proceedings of the Central Board or Its Executive Committee or the State Board not to be invalidated on certain

Section 5-E : Delegation

Section 6 : Contributions and matters which may be provided for in Schemes

Section 6-A : Employees' Pension Scheme

Section 6-C : Employees' Deposit-linked Insurance Scheme

Section 6-D : Laying of schemes before Parliament

Section 7 : Modification of Scheme

Section 7-A : Determination of moneys due from employers

Section 7-B : Review of orders passed under Section 7-A

Section 7-C : Determination of escaped amount

Section 7-D : Employees' Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal

Section 7-E : Term of office

Section 7-F : Resignation

Section 7-G : Salary and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officer

Section 7-H : Staff of Tribunal

Section 7-I : Appeals to Tribunal

Section 7-J : Procedure of Tribunals

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

Section 7-L : Orders of Tribunal

Section 7-M : Filling up of vacancies

Section 7-N : Finality of orders constituting a Tribunal

Section 7-O : Deposit of amount due, on filing appeal

Section 7-P : Transfer of certain applications to Tribunals

Section 7-Q : Interest payable by the employer

Section 8 : Mode of recovery of moneys due from employers

Section 8-A : Recovery of moneys 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 11 of 1922

Section 10 : Protection against attachment

Section 11 : Priority of payment of contributions over other debts

Section 12 : Employer not to reduce wages, etc

Section 13 : Inspectors

Section 14 : Penalties

Section 14-A : Offences by companies

Section 14-AA : Enhanced punishment in certain cases after previous conviction

Section 14-AB : Certain offences to be cognizable

Section 14-AC : Cognizance and trial of offences

Section 14-B : 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 establishments

Section 16-A : Authorising certain employers to maintain provident fund accounts

Section 17 : Power to exempt

Section 17-A : Transfer of accounts.

Section 17-AA : Act to have effect notwithstanding anything contained in Act 31 of 1956.

Section 17-B : Liability in case of transfer of establishment

Section 18 : Protection of action taken In good faith

Section 18-A : Presiding Officer and other officers to be public servants

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