Family Courts Act, 1984
Chapter 1
PRELIMINARY
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Short title, extent and commencement.
(1) This Act may be called the Family Courts Act, 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 different States.