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The Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921

Section 1Short title and extent

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Section 1: Short title and extent

1. Short title and extent

(1)

This Act may be called the Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921.

(2)

It extends to the whole of India [except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*].

Amendment notes (3)
  1. Subs . Subs., ibid.,for sub-section (2).
  2. Subs . Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule, for "except Part B States".
  3. . 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.