Section 1

Short title, extent and commencement.

The Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984

  • Act 3 of 1984
  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of Internal Security
About this Act

An Act to provide for prevention of damage to public property and for matters connected therewith.

All sections
    (1) This Act may be called the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984.
     (2) It extends to the whole of India 1***.
     (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 28th day of January, 1984.

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).
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