Section 1: Short title, extent, application and commencement.

The Enemy Property Act, 1968Central Act · Act 34 of 1968

(1) This Act may be called the Enemy Property Act, 1968.

(2) It extends to the whole of India *** and it applies also to all citizens of India outside India and to branches and agencies outside India of companies or bodies corporate registered or incorporated in India.

(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 10th day of July, 1968.

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

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omitted, Act 34 of 2019. . 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).

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