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(1) This Act may be called the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Short title, extent and com- mence- ment- (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. ( 2 3 7 ) 238 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—