Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement.

The Civil Defence Act, 1968Central Act · Act 27 of 1968

(1) This Act may be called the Civil Defence Act, 1968.

(2) It extends to the whole of India.

(3) It shall come into force in a State or part thereof on such date , not being a date earlier than the date of the expiry of the Defence of India Act, 1962 (51 of 1962), as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different States or different parts thereof.

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Act	The Civil Defence Act, 1968
Section	1
Marginal note	Short title, extent and commencement.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

other. . 1st October, 1975, vide notification No. S.O.478(E),dated 8th September, 1975, extended and brought into force in the State of Sikkim.
other. . 10th July, 1968, vide notification No. S.O.2435(E), dated 5th July, 1968, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3 (ii).

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