1. Short title, extent and commencement
(1)
This Act may be called the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984.
(2)
It extends to the whole of India ***.
(3)
It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 28th day of January, 1984.
Amendment notes (1)
- omitted w.e.f. 31-10-2019 . 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).