Section 1: Short title, extent, application and commencement.

The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007Central Act · Act 56 of 2007

(1) This Act may be called the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.

(2) It extends to the whole of India *** and it applies also it citizens of India outside India.

(3) It shall come into force in a State on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

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Act	The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
Section	1
Marginal note	Short title, extent, application and commencement.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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omitted, Act 34 of 2019. . The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10- 2019).

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