PREAMBLE

[IX OF 1932]

(IN ITS APPLICATION TO THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA)

(Received the assent of the Governor-General on 8th April, 1932)

AMENDED BY MAH. 29 OF 1984 (1-1-1985) 1

AN ACT TO DEFINE AND AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO PARTNERSHIP.

WHEREAS it is expedient to define and am end the law relating to partnership; It is hereby enacted as follows :

1. Short title extent and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Indian Partnership Act, 1932.

(2) It extends to the whole of India ¹[***].

(3) It shall come into force on the 1st day of October, 1932, except section 69 which shall come into force on the 1st day of October, 1933.

1. 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).