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Section 1, verbatim (show)
Section 1. Short title and commencement
(1) This Act may be called the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the commencement of that provision.
Questions to answer on the file
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Statutory short-title identity 1(1)
Questions to answer on the file1 question
Commencement notification authority and publication 1(2)
Questions to answer on the file3 questions
Provision-specific commencement date comparison 1(2)
Questions to answer on the file3 questions
Circulars and notifications
No circular or notification in the CBIC repository is recorded as citing this section.
References
- Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs. "Section 1. Short title and commencement". Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016, CBIC tax information portal. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
External links
- Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016, Section 1 on the CBIC tax information portal