1 Short title, extent and application

2 Definitions

2A Establishments to include all departments 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 Funds Scheme

5A Central Board

5AA Executive Committee

5B State Board

5C Board of Trustees 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 provided for in Schemes

6A Employees' Pension Scheme

6C Employees' Deposit-linked Insurance Scheme

7D Laying of Schemes before Parliament

7 Modification of Scheme

7A Determination of moneys due from employers

7B Review of orders passed under Section 7A

7C Determination of escaped amount

7D Employees' Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal

7E Term of office

7F Resignation

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

7H Staff of the Tribunal

7I Appeals to the Tribunal

7J Procedure of Tribunals

7K Right of 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 employers 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 recognised under Act 11 of 1922

10 Protection against attachment

11 Priority of payment of contributions over other debts

12 Employer not to reduce wages, etc

13 Inspectors

14 Penalties

14A Offences by companies

14AA Enhanced Punishment in certain ceses after previous conviction

14AB Certain offences to be cognizable

14AC Cognizance and trial of offences

14B Power to recover damages

14C Power of 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 of exempt

17A Transfer of accounts

17AA Act to have effect notwithstanding anything contained in Act 31 of 1956

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 makes rules

22 Power to remove difficulties

Schedule I

Schedule II

Schedule III

Schedule IV