Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement.

The Jammu and Kashmir (Residential and Commercial Tenancy) Act, 2012Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 5 of 2012

(1) This Act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir (Residential and Commercial Tenancy) Act, 2012.

(2) It extends to all urban areas of the [Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir] :

Provided that the Government may, by notification in the *Government Gazette, exclude or include any area or units or class of buildings from, or within, the operation of the Act or any provision thereof.

(3) It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the [Government Gazette].

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Act	The Jammu and Kashmir (Residential and Commercial Tenancy) Act, 2012
Section	1
Marginal note	Short title, extent and commencement.
Jurisdiction	Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
Status	In force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

substituted. . Substituted for “State” by S.O. 1229(E) dated 31.03.2020. * Now Official Gazette.

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