Delhi · Act 30 of 1950

Section 1 — Short title and commencement.

THE UNION TERRITORIES (LAWS) ACT 1950

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1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the 
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[Union Territories] (Laws)            

Act, 1950. 

(2) It shall come into force on the 16th day of April, 1950.

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