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Section 1: Short title and commencement.

The Official Languages Act, 1963Central Act · Act 19 of 1963

(1) This Act may be called the Official Languages Act, 1963.

(2) Section 3 shall come into force on the 26th day of January, 1965 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 and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Ac

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ActThe Official Languages Act, 1963
Section1
Marginal noteShort title and commencement.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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  • other. . 10th January, 1965, vide notification No. S.O. 94, dated 4th January, 1965, in respect of section 5(1), see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 19th May, 1969, vide notification No. S.O. 1945, dated the 14th May, 1969, in respect of section 6, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 7th March, 1970, vide notification No. S.O. 841, dated the 26th February, 197…

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