Section 1
Short title and extent.
About this Act
An Act to provide compensation to families for loss occasioned by the death of a person caused by actionable wrong
1[1. Short title and extent.--(1) This Act may be called the Fatal Accidents Act, 1855.
(2) It extends to the whole of India 2***.]
(2) It extends to the whole of India 2***.]
Notes
1. Ins. by Act 3 of 1951 s. 3 and the Schedule.
2. 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. 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).