Short Title, Commencement and Extent

(1) These Rules may be called The Uniform Civil Code Rules, Uttarakhand, 2025. (2) These Rules shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint. (3) These Rules shall extend to the whole of the State of Uttarakhand and apply also to the residents of Uttarakhand who reside outside the territories to which these rules extend. The provisions contained in these rules regarding Marriage, Divorce, Matrimonial Disputes & Incidental Matters and Live-in Relationship, shall also be applicable to the cases where one of the partners is a foreign national and the other is a resident of Uttarakhand. Inheritance/Succession in such cases shall be governed by Part - 2 of the Code read with the provisions made on the subject under these rules.