The Family Courts Act, 1984

Act No. 66

14-Sep-1984

Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement

1. Short title, extent and commencement .

(1)This Act may be called the Family Courts Act,

Section 1984 — (2) It extends to the whole of India 1***.

1984.

(2)It extends to the whole of India 1***.

(3)It shall come into force on such date2 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for diffe rent States.

Section 2 — This Act shall come into force in

2. This Act shall come into force in -

(i)Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands on 19th November , 1986, vide notification No. 79/22/86, dated 19th November, 1986, Gazette of India, Extra., Pt. II, Section 1.

(ii)Madhya Pradesh on 19 thNovember , 1986, vide notification No. 79/6/86, dated 14th November, 1986, Gazette of India, Extra., Pt. II, Section 1.

(iii)Uttar Pradesh on 2ndOctober , 1986, vide notification No. 79/11/86 -Jus., dated 4th September, 1986, Gazette of India, Pt. II, Section 1.

(iv)Delhi o n 19th November, 1986, vide notification No. S.O. 863(E), dater 18th November, 1986, Gazette of India, Extra., Pt. II, Section 3 ( ii).

(v)Maharashtra on 1 stDecember , 1986, vide notification No. S.O. 944 (E), dated 5th December, 1986, Gazette of India, Extra., Pt. II, Section 3( ii).

(vi)Karnataka on 25 thMay , 1987, vide notification No. G.S.R. 68 5(E), dated 15th May, 1987, Gazette of India, Extra., Pt. II,

Section 3 — ( i).

Section 3( i).

(vii)Orissa on 1 st May, 1989, vide notification No. S.O. 321 (E), dated 27th April, 1989, Gazette of India, Extra, Pt. II,

Section 3 — ( ii).

Section 3( ii).