1. Short title and extent
(1)
This Act may be called the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956.
(2)
It extends to the whole of India *** and applies also to Hindus domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends who are outside the said territories.
Amendment notes (1)
- omitted . The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10- 2019).