Section 1:
Short title, extent and commencement.
(1) This Act may be called the Religious Institutions (Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1988.
(2) It extends to the whole of India 1***.
(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 26th day of May, 1988.
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).