Section 1 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 – Short title, extent and commencement

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Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

Amendment notes (numbers in square brackets in the text above):

  1. 1. The words “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir” omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10-2019).
  2. 2. 1st July, 1961, vide notification No. S.O. 1410, dated 20th June, 1961, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).

Source: official text of The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

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