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