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......................................................................................................................... Contents The Employees' Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 1. Short title, extent and application 2. Definitions 2A. Establishment to include all department and branches 3. Power to apply Act to an establishment which has a common provident fund with another establishment 4. Power to add to Schedule I 5. Employees' Provident Fund Scheme 5A. Central Board 5B. State Board 5C. Board of Trustee to be body corporate 5D. Appointment of officers 5DD. Acts and proceedings of the Central Board or its Executive Committee or the State Board not to be invalidated on certain grounds 5E. Delegation 6. Contributions and matters which may be provident for in Scheme 6A. Employees' Pension Scheme 6C. Employee's Deposit-linked Insurance Scheme 6D. Laying of scheme before Parliament 7. Modification of Scheme 7A. Determination of moneys due from employers 7B. Review of orders passed under Section 7A 7C. Determination of moneys due from employers 7D. Employee's Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal 7E. Term of office 7F. Resignation 7G. Salary & allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officer 7H. Staff of Tribunal 7I. Appeal of Tribunal 7J. Procedure of Tribunals 7K. Right to appellant to take assistance of legal practitioner and of Government, etc. to appoint presenting officers 7L. Orders of Tribunal 7M. Filling up of vacancies 7N. Finality of orders constituting a Tribunal 7O. Deposit of amount due, on filing appeal 7P. Transfer of certain applications to Tribunals 7Q. Interest payable by the employer 8. Mode of recovery of moneys due from employers 8A. Recovery of moneys by employees and contractors 8B. Issue of certificate to the Recovery Officer 8C. Recovery officer to whom certificate is to be forwarded 8D. Validity of certificate and amendment thereof 8E. Stay of proceedings under certificate and amendment or withdrawal thereof 8F. Other modes of recovery 8G. Application of certain provisions of Income - tax Act 9. Fund to be recognized under Act 11 of 1922 10. Protection against attachment 11. Priority of payment of contributions over other debts 12. Employer not to reduce wages 13. Inspectors 14. Penalties 14A. Offences by companies 14AA. Enhanced punishment in certain cases after previous conviction 14AB. Certain offences to be cognizable 14AC. Cognizance and trial of offences 14B. Power to recover damages 14C. Power to court to make orders 15. Special provisions relating to existing provident funds 16. Act not to apply to certain establishments 16A. Authorising certain employers to maintain provident fund accounts 17. Power to exempt 17A. Transfer of accounts 17B. Liability in case of transfer of establishment 18. Protection of action taken in good faith 18A. Presiding Officer and other officers to be public servants 19. Delegation of powers 20. Power of Central Government to give directions 21. Power to make rules 22. Power to remove difficulties 23 . [Repealed] Schedule I - IV .........................................................................................................................