Section 1Short title and extent

s. 1

1. Short title and extent (1) This Act may be called the Hindu Married Women's Right to Separate Residence and Maintenance Act, 1946. (2) It extends to the whole of [Bangladesh].

1. 1. The word “Bangladesh” was substituted for the word “Pakistan” by section 3 and the Second Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)