(1) This Act may be called the1[Karnataka] Stamp Act, 1957.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of1[Karnataka,]
2[(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.]
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1. Adapted for "Mysore" by Adaptations of Law Order, 1973.
2. This Act has come into force on the 1-6-1958 vide Notification No. RD 6(A) SPS 58, dated 12-5-1958.