Section 1. Short title and extent
(1) This Act may be called The 2[* * * * *] Works of Defence Act, 1903; and
1[(2) It extends to the whole of India].
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1. Substituted for former sub-section (2) by the Works of Defence (Amendment) Act, 1965 (39 of 1965), S. 2 (3-12-1965).
2. Word “Indian” omitted by the Works of Defence (Amendment) Act, 1974 (50 of 1974), S. 2 (12-12-1974).