Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the United Provinces Debt Redemption Act, 1940.

(2) It extends to the whole of [Uttar Pradesh] except the Jaunsar Bawar paragana of the Dehra Dun district and the portion of the Mirzapur district south of the Kaimur Range.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Governor may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.