Act Number: 49

Act Name: The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

Year: 2016

Enactment Date: 2016-12-27

Long Title: An Act to give effect to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Department: Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

Section 1: Short title and commencement.
    (1) This Act may be called the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
     (2) It shall come into force on such 1date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint
Notes:
1 19th April, 2017 vide notification no. S.O. 1215 (E) dated 19th April, 2017 see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3 (ii).
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