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Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement.

The Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008Central Act · Act 4 of 2009

(1) This Act may be called the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008.

(2) It extends to the whole of India except ***, the State of Nagaland, the State of Arunachal Pradesh, the State of Sikkim and to the tribal areas.

Explanation.-- In this sub-section, the expression tribal areas means the areas specified in Parts I, II, IIA and III of the Table below paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution within the State of Assam, the State of Meghalaya, the State of Tripura and the State of Mizoram, respectively.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification published in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different States.

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ActThe Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008
Section1
Marginal noteShort title, extent and commencement.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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  • omitted, Act 34 of 2019. . The words "the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10- 2019).
  • other. . 2nd October, 2009, vide notification No. S.O. 2313(E), dated 11th November, 2009, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).

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