Short title, extent and commencement

Preliminary

1. (1) This Act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir Wakafs Act, 1978.
2. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
3. (3) This section shall come into force at once and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Government Gazette, appoint.