1. Short title and extent
(1)
This Act may be called the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986.
(2)
It extends to the whole of India ***.
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).