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IND-1972-L-32071
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Title_of_text
The Payment of Gratuity Act 1972 (No. 39 of 1972).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
India
Subjects (Classification)
Wages
Adopted on (Date of text)
1972-08-21
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Provides for a scheme for the payment of gratuity (a specific sum in addition to basic pay relating to length of completed service) to employees engaged in factories, mines, oilfields, plantations, ports, railway companies, shops and certain other enterprises employing ten or more persons.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1972 (IND-1972-M-92081)
Payment of Gratuity Rules, 1972-1.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1984-05-18 (IND-1984-L-5212)
Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act 1984 (No. 25 of 1984).
Amending text(s)
1984-05-18 (IND-1984-L-5212)
Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act 1984 (No. 25 of 1984).
Amending text(s)
1984-05-16 (IND-1984-L-5213)
Payment of Gratuity (Second Amendment) Act 1984 (No. 26 of 1984).
Amending text(s)
1984-05-16 (IND-1984-L-5213)
Payment of Gratuity (Second Amendment) Act 1984 (No. 26 of 1984).
Repealing Text region
Repealing text(s)
2019-09-17 (IND-2019-L-110009)
Code on Social Security, 2019 (BILL)
Electronic region
Electronic source title
India Code
Author
Ministry of Law and Justice
Publisher
Government of India
Country
India
URL
http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=197239
Electronic source title
List of various Central Labour Acts
Publisher
Ministry of Labor
Country
India
URL
http://labour.nic.in/act/welcome.html
File
IND32071.pdf (PDF)
Monograph region
Monograph title
A Manual of Labour Laws
Author
Lal J
Publisher
Law Publishers (India)
Place of publication
Allahabad
Country
India
Date
1990
Edition
12th ed.
Volume
Vol. II
Monograph title
Industrial Law
Author
P.L Malik
Publisher
Eastern Book
Place of publication
Lucknow
Country
India
Date
1997
Edition
17th ed.