In force Central Act No. 2 of 1973

The Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 1973

An Act to provide for the extension of the Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) Act, 1948 to the State of Jammu and Kashmir*.

Enacted: 13 March 1973
Ministry: Ministry of External Affairs
Sections: 3
Text retrieved: 15 September 2026

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Source: India Code, Legislative Department (record 123456789/496387)
Retrieved: 15 September 2026
Extraction method: sections
Quality score: 1.000 out of 1

1. Short title and commencement

(1)

This Act may be called the Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 1973.

(2)

It shall come into force at once.

2. Extension of Act 41 of 1948

The Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) Act, 1948 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act) is hereby extended to, and shall come into force in, and in relation to, the State of Jammu and Kashmir and accordingly,--

(a)

the provisions of the principal Act and the rules made thereunder shall apply to and in relation to the State of Jammu and Kashmir as they apply to and in relation to any other State;

(b)

clause (d) of section 2 of the principal Act shall be omitted.

3. Repealed

[Amendment of section 8.] Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1978 (38 of 1978), s. 2 and the First Schedule (w.e.f. 26-11-1978).