3. Rule of construction respecting enactments not extending to the State of Jammu and Kashmir or Sikkim
Any reference in this Act to a law which is not in force in the State of *** Sikkim shall, in relation to that State, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in that State.
Amendment notes (2)
- omitted . The words "Jammu and Kashmir or" omitted by omitted by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Order, 2020, vide notification No. S.O. 1123(E) dated (18-3-2020).
- w.e.f. 31-10-2019 . Now applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh by the Notification of Government of India, M/o Home Affairs vide No. S.O. 3912 (E), dated 30th October, 2019 (w.e.f. 31-10-2019).
State amendments
Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
Section 3.—Omit "Jammu and Kashmir or".
[Vide Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Order, 2020, Notification No. S.O. 1123(E), dated (18-3-2020) and vide Union Territory of Ladakh Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Order, 2020, notification No. S.O. 3774(E), dated (23-10-2020).]