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 2: Definitions.
    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
     (a) "appointed day", in relation to section 3, means the 26th day of January, 1965 and in relation to any other provision of this Act, means the day on which that provision comes into force;
     (b) "Hindi" means Hindi in Devanagari Script.
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