Section 1:
Short title and extent.
(1) This Act may be called the Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949.
(2) It extends to the whole of India 1
*** and applies to members of the Force, wherever they may be.
Notes:
1. The words "except the State of Hyderabad" omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 1-4-1952)