Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 · Chapter I: Preliminary
Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement
(1) This Act may be called the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985.
(2) It extends,—
(a) in so far as it relates to the Central Administrative Tribunal, to the whole of India;
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(3) The provisions of this Act, in so far as they relate to the Central Administrative Tribunal, shall come into force on such date3 as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint.
(4) The provisions of this Act, in so far as they relate to an Administrative Tribunal for a State, shall come into force in a State on such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint.]
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