Act Number: 32

Act Name: The National Forensic Sciences University Act, 2020

Year: 2020

Enactment Date: 2020-09-28

Long Title: An Act to establish and declare an institution to be known as the National Forensic Sciences University as an institution of national importance to facilitate and promote studies and research and to achieve excellence in the field of forensic science in conjunction with applied behavioural science studies, law, criminology and other allied areas and technology and other related fields, and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Women Safety Division

Section 1: Short title and commencement.
    (1) This Act may be called the National Forensic Sciences University Act, 2020.
     (2) It 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 Act.
    
Notes:
1. 1st October, 2020, vide notification No. S.O. 3424(E), dated 30th August, 2020, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
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