Section 1
Short title, extent and commencement.
The Commission of Sati (Prevention ) Act, 1987
About this Act
An Act to provide for the more effective prevention of the commission of sati and its glorification and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(1) This Act may be called the Commission of Sati
(Prevention) Act, 1987.
(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
(3) It shall come into force in a State on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different States.
(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
(3) It shall come into force in a State on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different States.
Notes
1. 21stMarch, 1988, vide notification No. G.S.R. 359(E), dated 21st March, 1988, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
sec. 3(i).