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Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement.

The Police-Forces (Restriction of Rights) Act, 1966Central Act · Act 33 of 1966

(1) This Act may be called the Police-Forces (Restriction of Rights) Act, 1966.

(2) It extends to the whole of India.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as may be appointed in this behalf by notification in the Official Gazette,--

(a) in a Union territory, by the Central Government; and

(b) in a State by the Government of that State:

Provided that different dates may be appointed by the Central Government for different Union territories.

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ActThe Police-Forces (Restriction of Rights) Act, 1966
Section1
Marginal noteShort title, extent and commencement.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn 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. . 3rd December, 1966, vide notification No. G.S.R. 1848, dated 3rd December, 1966, in respect of the Union territory of Delhi, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(i).
  • other. . 1st August, 1967, vide notification No. S.O. 1122(E), dated 20th July, 1967, in respect of the Union territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
  • other. . 4th September, 1967, vide Panjab Govt. notification No. S.O. 67 C. A. 33/66/S. 1/67, dated 2nd, September, 1967, in respect of the State of Panjab, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary.

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