Short title, extent, application and commencement
Section 1 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 deals with short title, extent, application and commencement. This Act may be called the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The Act was enacted on 29 Dec 2007.
(1) This Act may be called the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.
(2) It extends to the whole of India 1*** and it applies also it citizens of India outside India.
(3) It shall come into force in a State on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
Section 1, The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (Act 56 of 2007).
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 1
What does Section 1 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act deal with?
Section 1 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act is headed "Short title, extent, application and commencement". This Act may be called the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.
How do I find court cases under Section 1 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Senior Citizens Act 1, section 1 Senior Citizens Act, section 1 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 1 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, and has it changed?
One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules 2009 (2009).
When was Section 1 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act enacted?
Section 1 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, cited as Senior Citizens Act 1, was enacted on 29 Dec 2007 as Act 56 of 2007. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 5. Application for maintenance488 words
- 6. Jurisdiction and procedure318 words
- 16. Appeals273 words
- 32. Power of State Government to make rules234 words
- 2. Definitions231 words
- 4. Maintenance of parents and senior citizens218 words
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