Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement
(1) This Act may be called the Specific Relief Act, 1963.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
Note: It came into force on 1st March, 1964, vide notification No. S.O. 189, dated 13th January, 1964. The words “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir” in sub-section (2) were omitted by Act 34 of 2019 (w.e.f. 31-10-2019).
