This Act may be called the 1[Waqf] Act, 1995.

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

(3) It shall come into force in a State on such date3 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different areas within a State and for different provisions of this Act, and any reference in any provision to the commencement of this Act, shall, in relation to any State or area therein, be construed as reference to the commencement of that provision in such State or area.]

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Footnote -

1. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for "wakf" (w.e.f. 1-11-2013).

2. The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10-2019).

3. 1st January, 1996, vide notification No. S.O. 1007 (E), dated 27th December, 1995, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).