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Central · 1956 · Section 1

Section 1 — Short title and extent.

The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956

(1) This Act may be called the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956.
(2) It extends to the whole of India 1***.

Source notes

1. 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).