Section 1:
Short title, extent, commencement and application.
(1) This Act may be called the Dock
Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1
as the Central Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, appoint.
(4) It shall not apply to any ship of war of any nationality.
Notes:
1.15th April, 1987, vide notification No. G.S.R. 399(E), dated 15th April, 1987, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
sec. 3(i).