Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement — Enforcement of Shari'ah Act, 1991

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1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Enforcement of Shari’ah Act, 1991. (2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan. (3) It shall come into force at once. (4) Nothing contained in this Act shall affect the personal laws, religious freedom, traditions, customs and way of life of the non-Muslims.

Effective date: 1991-01-01

Related sections

Section 2: Definition Section 3: Supremacy of Shari’ah Section 4: Laws to be interpreted in the light of Shari’ah Section 5: Observance of Shari’ah by Muslim citizens Section 6: Teaching of, and training in, Shari’ah etc Section 7: Islamization of education

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