Section 1

Short title, extent and commencement.

The Provident Funds Act, 1925

  • Act 19 of 1925
  • Ministry of Labour and Employment
About this Act

An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to Government and other Provident Funds.

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    (1) This Act may be called the Provident Funds Act, 1925.
     (2) It extends to the whole of India 1 [except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*] 2***.
     (3) It shall come into force on such date3 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

Notes

1. Subs. by Act 3 of 1851, s. 3 and Schedule, for "except Part B States".
2. The words "including British Baluchistan" omitted by the A.O. 1948.
3. 1st April, 1926, Gazette of India, 1925, Pt. I, p. 1182.
*. Vide Notification No. S.O. 3912 (E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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