(1)

This Act may be called The Religious Institutions (Prevention of Misuse) Act , 1988.

(2)

It extends to the whole of India [***] [The words 'except the State of Jammu and Kashmir' omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10-2019)].

(3)

It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 26th day of May, 1988.