Section 1Central Act
Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement.
(1) This Act may be called the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958.
(2) It extends to the whole of India 1***.
(3) It shall come into force in a State on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different parts of the State.
1. 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).
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