This Act may be cited as [the Maharashtra Prevention of Gambling Act].
[It extends to the whole of the [State of Maharashtra].
Section 1: Short title, Extent.
The Maharashtra Prevention of Gambling Act.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 4 of 1887
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Maharashtra Prevention of Gambling Act. |
|---|---|
| Section | 1 |
| Marginal note | Short title, Extent. |
| Jurisdiction | State of Maharashtra |
| 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.
- other. The short title was amended for "the Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887" by Mah.24 of 2012, Sch., entry 9, w.e.f. 1-5-1960.
- substituted, Bom. 14 of 1959. This portion was substituted for the last two paras by Bom. 14 of 1959, s. 3 (b).
- substituted. These words were substituted for the words "State of Bombay" by the Maharashtra Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1960.
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