Chapter I — Preliminary
Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 · Free to read
(1) This Act may be called the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
(2) It extends to the whole of India ***.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.