Short title, extent and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Begging Act, 1945. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu. (3) This section shall come into force at once; and the State Government may, from time to time by notification in the Fort St. George Gazette, direct that the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force in such local area and on such date, as may be specified in the notification.