Section 1: Title.

The Court-Fees Act, 1870Central Act · Act 7 of 1870

This Act may be called the Court-fees Act, 1870.

Extent of Act. -- It extends to the whole of India except [the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States];

Commencement of Act. -- And it shall come into force on the first day of April, 1870.

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Act	The Court-Fees Act, 1870
Section	1
Marginal note	Title.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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substituted. . Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956, for Part B States.

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