Question
Download Solution PDFThe English Language continued to be used for official purposes of the Union via section 3 of the Official Language Act which came into force in the year :
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 1965.
- Official Languages Act, 1963:
- This Act may be called the Official Languages Act, 1963.
- Section 3 shall come into force on the 26th day of January, 1965 and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be prescribed for different provisions of this act.
Important Points
- Definitions - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -
- (a) "appointed day", in relation to section 3, means the 26th day of January 1965 and in relation to any other provision of this Act, means the day on which that provision comes into force;
- (b) "Hindi" means Hindi in Devanagari Script.
- The continuance of the English language for the official purposes of the Union and for use in Parliament.
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