Section 1
Short title, extent and commencement.
The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
About this Act
An Act to prohibit the giving or taking of dowry.
(1) This Act may be called the Dowry Prohibition
Act, 1961.
(2) It extends to the whole of India 1***
(3) It shall come into force on such date2 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
(2) It extends to the whole of India 1***
(3) It shall come into force on such date2 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
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).
2. 1st July, 1961, vide notification No. S.O. 1410, dated 20th June, 1961, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
2. 1st July, 1961, vide notification No. S.O. 1410, dated 20th June, 1961, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).