Section 2
Extent.
The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886
About this Act
An Act to provide for the voluntary Registration of certain Births and Deaths, for the establishment of General Registry Offices for keeping Registers of certain Births, Deaths and Marriages, and for certain other purposes.
1[2. Extent.--This Act extends2 to the whole of India except 3[the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States].]
Notes
1. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for section 2.
2. It has been declared in force in the Sonthal Parganas by s. 3 of the Sonthal Parganas Settlement Regulation, 1872 (3 of 1872). It has also been partially extended to Berar by the Berar Laws Act, 1941 (4 of 1941).
3. Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2), Order 1956, for "Part B States".
2. It has been declared in force in the Sonthal Parganas by s. 3 of the Sonthal Parganas Settlement Regulation, 1872 (3 of 1872). It has also been partially extended to Berar by the Berar Laws Act, 1941 (4 of 1941).
3. Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2), Order 1956, for "Part B States".