Chapter I — PRELIMINARY

Section 1Short title, extent and commencement

Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement

1. Short title, extent and commencement

(1)

This Act may be called the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.

(2)

It extends to the whole of India:

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(3)

It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 28th day of September, 1993.

Amendment notes (1)
  1. 1omitted w.e.f. 31-10-2019 The proviso omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and Sch. V (w.e.f. 31-10-2019).