(1) This Act may be called the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890.
(2) It extends to the whole of India 1***,
(3) It shall come into force on the first day of July, 1890.
Footnotes in the official text
- 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).
- 2.The words “inclusive of British Baluchistan” rep by A.O. 1948.
- 3.The word “and” omitted by Act 40 of 1949, s. 3 and the Second Schedule.