Section 1-The Copyright Act, 1957-Short title, extent and commencement

Section 1-The Copyright Act, 1957-Short title, extent and commencement:

(1) This act may be called the Copyright Act, 1957

(2) It extends to the whole of India

(3) It shall come into force on such date ¹ as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

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1. Came into force on 21-1-1958, vide S.R.O. 269, dated 21st January, 1958, published in the Gazette of India, Extra., Pt. II, Sec. 3, p. 167.