Section 1
Short title, extent and commencement.
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019.
About this Act
An Act to protect the rights of married Muslim women and to prohibit divorce by pronouncing talaq by their husbands and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(1) This Act may be called the Muslim Women
(Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*.
(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 19th day of September, 2018.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*.
(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 19th day of September, 2018.
Notes
*. Vide Notification No. S.O. 3912 (E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu
and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.