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Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement.

The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957Central Act · Act 66 of 1957

1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, it extends only to Delhi.

(3) The provisions of this Act, except this section which shall come into force at once, shall come into force on such date as the [[Central Government]] may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoints:

Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.

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ActThe Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957
Section1
Marginal noteShort title, extent and commencement.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn 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. . 2nd January, 1958, vide notification No. F. 20/3/58/SR (R), dated 31st December, 1957, in respect of S. 2, Chap. II, ss. 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 89 and 97, Chap. XXIII, ss. 485, 487, 488, 491, 500, 509, 513 and 515, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part IV. 15th February, 1958, vide notification No. F. 20/3/58/SR (R), dated 11th February, 1958, in respect of S. 510, see Gazette of India, Ex…
  • substituted, Act 12 of 2011. . Subs. by Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for “Central Government” (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
  • substituted, Act 10 of 2022. . Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for “Government” (w.e.f. 22-5-2022).

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