Section 1

Short title, extent and commencement.

The Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974

  • Act 52 of 1974
  • Ministry of Finance
  • Department of Revenue
About this Act

An Act to provide for preventive detention in certain cases for the purposes of conservation and augmentation of Foreign Exchange and prevention of smuggling activities and for matters connected therewith.

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    (1) This Act may be called the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974.
     (2) It extends to the whole of India.
     (3) It shall come into force on such date1 (being a date not later than the twentieth day of December, 1974), as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

Notes

1. 19th December, 1974, vide notification No. G.S.R. 690(E), dated 16th December, 1974, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3 (i).

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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