Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 · Chapter I: Preliminary
Section 1: Short title and commencement
(1) This Act may be called the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
(2) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
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