Short title, extent, commencement and application

(1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act, 1961. (2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Karnataka (3) (a) (i) Part I and section 29 of Part VII of this Act shall come into force at once in the whole of the State of Karnataka. (ii) Parts II, III, V and VI and the remaining sections of Part VII of this Act shall come into force in the whole of the State of Karnataka on such date as the State Government may by notification appoint. (b) Part IV shall come into force on such date and shall apply to such class of persons only in such areas as the State Government may by notification specify.