Section 1 - Short Title and commencement - Finance Act, 1979

MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 10th May, 1979/Vaisakha 20, 1901 (Saka) The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 10th May, 1979, and is hereby published for general information: THE FINANCE ACT, 1979 No. 21 of 1979 [10th May 1979] An Act to give effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 1979-80 BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirtieth Year of the Republic of India as follows :- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short Title and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Finance Act, 1979. (2) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, sections 2 to 27 and sections 44, 45 and 46 shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of April, 1979.