Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement
- (1) This Act may be called the Interest Act, 1978.
- (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*.
- (3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
Source: official text of The Interest Act, 1978 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Interest Act, 1978.