Act Number: 19

Act Name: The Official Languages Act, 1963

Year: 1963

Enactment Date: 1963-05-10

Long Title: An Act to provide for the languages which may be used for the official purposes of the Union, for transaction of business in Parliament, for Central and State Acts and for certain purposes in High Courts.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Official Language

Section 1: Short title and commencement.
    (1) This Act may be called the Official Languages Act, 1963.
     (2) Section 3 shall come into force on the 26th day of January, 1965 and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Ac
Notes:
1. 10th January, 1965, vide notification No. S.O. 94, dated 4th January, 1965, in respect of section 5(1), see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
19th May, 1969, vide notification No. S.O. 1945, dated the 14th May, 1969, in respect of section 6, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
7th March, 1970, vide notification No. S.O. 841, dated the 26th February, 1970, in respect of section 7, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
1st October, 1976, vide notification No. S.O. 655(E), dated the 5th October, 1976, in respect of section 5(2), see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
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