Section 1
Short title and extent
Chapter 1: Preliminary
(1) This Act may be called the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956.
(2) It extends to the whole of India * * *.
The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 (Act No. 78 of 1956). From the updated text on India Code, with later amendments. Being checked against the official copy; amendment notes are not shown yet.