Chapter I — PRELIMINARY

Section 1Short title and commencement

Section 1: Short title and commencement

1. Short title and commencement

(1)

This Act may be called the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

(2)

It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

Amendment notes (1)
  1. 19th April, 2017 vide notification no. S.O. 1215 (E) dated 19th April, 2017 see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3 (ii).