Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement.

The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956Central Act · Act 104 of 1956

(1) This Act may be called [the Immoral Traffic (Prevention)] Act, 1956.

(2) It extends to the whole of India.

(3) This section shall come into force at once; and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

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Act	The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956
Section	1
Marginal note	Short title, extent and commencement.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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substituted, Act 44 of 1986. . Subs. by Act 44 of 1986,for "the Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls" (w.e.f. 26-1-1987).
other. . 1st May, 1958, vide notification No. G.S.R. 269, dated 16th April, 1958, see Gazette of India, Part II, sec. 3(i).

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