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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 Section 1

Short Title and Commencement

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Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 Section 1 is part of Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 - Short Title and Commencement. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) This Act may be called the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint:

Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the commencement of that provision.

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What does Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 Section 1 provide?

Section Section 1 of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 (Short Title and Commencement) is reproduced on this page as part of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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