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