Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Prize Competitions Act, 1955.

(2) It extends to the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in the States of Andhra, Bombay, Madras, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Hyderabad, Madhya Bharat, Patiala and East Punjab States Union and Saurashtra and all Part C States.

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