(1) This Act may be called the 1[Karnataka]1 Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1961.
1. Adopted by the Karnataka adaptations of laws order 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973
(2) It extends to the whole of the 1[State of Karnataka]1.
1. Adopted by the Karnataka adaptations of laws order 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973
(3) It shall come into force on such 1[date]1 as the State Government may by notification appoint.
1. Act came into force w .e.f. 1.10.1964 by notif ication. Text of notif ication is at the end of the Act.
(4) (a) It shall apply, in the first instance, to the areas specified in the Schedule to this Act, and to such other areas in which any of the Acts repealed by section 42 applied.
(b) It shall apply to any other area with effect from such date as the State Government may by notification specify which date shall not be earlier than the expiry of three months from the date of publication of such notification in the official Gazette.