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(1) This Act may be called the Punjab Prisons and Correctional Services Act, 2026. (2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Punjab. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act, and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision. Short title, extent and commencement. PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ.(EXTRA), MAY 21, 2026 (VYSK 31, 1948 SAKA) 584