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Section 1: Short title and commencement.

The Preference Shares (Regulation of Dividends) Act, 1960Central Act · Act 63 of 1960

This Act may be called the Preference Shares (Regulation of Dividends) Act, 1960.

(2) It extends to the whole of India:

Provided that it shall not apply to the State of Jammu and Kashmir* except to the extend to which the provision of this Act relate to the regulation of dividends on preference shares of banking and insurance companies and financial corporations.

[(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2) the provision of this Act shall, in their application to the Union territory of Pondicherry, have effect subject to the modifications specified in the Schedule.]

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ActThe Preference Shares (Regulation of Dividends) Act, 1960
Section1
Marginal noteShort title and commencement.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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  • inserted, Act 26 of 1968. . Ins. by Act 26 of 1968, s. 3 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 24-5-1968). *. Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.

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