Act Number: 62

Act Name: The Jammu and Kashmir (Extension of Laws) Act, 1956

Year: 1956

Enactment Date: 1956-09-25

Long Title: An Act to provide for the extension of certain laws to the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs

Section 3: Construction of references to laws not in force in Jammu and Kashmir.
    Any reference in any Act or in the Ordinance mentioned in the Schedule to a law which is not in force in the State of Jammu and Kashmir* shall, in relation to that State, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in that State.
Notes:
*. Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.
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