Section 3A: Construction of references to any law not in force or any functionary not in existence in the State of Jammu and Kashmir

Any reference in this Act to any law which is not in force, or any functionary not in existence, in the State of Jammu and Kashmir*, shall, in relation to that State, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law in force, or to the corresponding functionary in existence, in that State.]

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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