Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972

Preamble

THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, 1972 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS SECTIONS 1. Short title, extent, application and commencement. 2. Definitions. 2A. Continuous service. 3. Controlling authority. 4. Payment of gratuity. 4A. Compulsory insurance. 5. Power to exempt. 6. Nomination. 7. Determination of the amount of gratuity. 7A. Inspectors. 7B. Powers of Inspectors. 8. Recovery of gratuity. 9. Penalties. 10. Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases. 11. Cognizance of offences. 12. Protection of action taken in good faith. 13. Protection of gratuity. 14. Act to override other enactments, etc. 15. Power to make rules. India&ode THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, 1972 ACT NO. 39 OF 1972 [21st August, 1972.] An Act to provide for a scheme for the payment of gratuity to employees engaged in factories, mines, oilfields, plantations, ports, railway companies, shops or other establishments and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:

Sections

Type to filter. 16 sections.

1. 1Short title, extent, application and commencement
2. 2Definitions
3. 3
4. 4Payment of gratuity
5. 5
6. 6
7. 7Determination of the amount of gratuity
8. 7BPowers of Inspectors
9. 8Recovery of gratuity
10. 9Penalties
11. 10Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases
12. 11Cognizance of offences
13. 12Protection of action taken in good faith
14. 13Protection of gratuity
15. 14Act to override other enactments, etc
16. 15Power to make rules