The Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952

Act No. 19

4-Mar-1952

Section 1 — Short title, extent and application

1. Short title, extent and application

(1)This Act may be called the Employees ’ Provident Funds and Misce llaneous Provisions Act, 1952.]

(2)It extends to the whole of India 5***. 6[(3) Subject to the provisions contai ned in section 16, it applies -

(a)to every establishment which is a factory engaged in any industry specifi ed in Schedule I and in which 7[twenty] or more persons are employed, and

(b)to any other establishment employing 6[twenty] or more persons or class of such establishments which the Central Government may, by notification in the Official G azette, specify in this behalf: Provided that the Central Government may, after giving not less than two months ’ notice of its intention so to do, by notification in the Official Gazette, apply the provisions of this Act to any establishment employing suc h number of persons less than 6[twenty] as may be specified in the notification.] 8[(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub -section ( 3) of this section or sub -section ( 1) of

Section 16 — , where it appears to the Central Provident Fund Commissioner, whether on an application

section 16, where it appears to the Central Provident Fund Commissioner, whether on an application made to him in this behalf or otherw ise, that the employer and the majority of employees in relation to any establishment have agreed that the provisions of this Act should be made applicable to the establishment, he may, by notification in the Official Gazette, apply the provisions of this Act to that establishment on and from the date of such agreement or from any subsequent dat e specified in such agreement.] 9[(5) An establishment to which this Act applies shall continue to be governed by this Act notwithstanding that the number of persons employed therein at any time falls below twenty. ] 10* * * * *

Section 2 — Definitions

2. Definitions .-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - 11[(a) “appropriate Government ” means -

Section 1 — This Act has been extended to Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, s. 2 and the First Schedule: Pondicherry by Reg.

1. This Act has been extended to Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, s. 2 and the First Schedule: Pondicherry by Reg. 7 of 1963, s. 3 and the First Schedule and Goa, Daman and Diu by Reg. 11 of 1963, s. 3 and Schedule (1-7-1964) .

Section 10 — The proviso omitted by Act 16 of 1971, s. 13 (w.e.f. 23 -4-1971).

10. The proviso omitted by Act 16 of 1971, s. 13 (w.e.f. 23 -4-1971).