Section 1. Short title and commencement. Previous Next (1) This Act may be called the Official Languages Act, 1963. (2) Section 3 shall come into force on the 26th day of January, 1965 and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Ac 1. 10th January, 1965, vide notification No. S.O. 94, dated 4th January, 1965, in respect of section 5(1), see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 19th May, 1969, vide notification No. S.O. 1945, dated the 14th May, 1969, in respect of section 6, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 7th March, 1970, vide notification No. S.O. 841, dated the 26th February, 1970, in respect of section 7, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 1st October, 1976, vide notification No. S.O. 655(E), dated the 5th October, 1976, in respect of section 5(2), see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). |