1. Short title, extent and commencement.-
(1) This Act may be called the War Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, 1943.
1[(2) It extends to the whole of India except 2[the territories which immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States].]
(3) It shall come into force on such 3date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.