Short title, extent and commencement
 
  1. This Act may be called 1(The Andhra Pradesh Entertainments Tax Act, 1939.)
    1 Act No. 9 of 1961 has substituted these words.
  2. It extends to the whole of the 1(State of Andhra Pradesh.)
    1 Act No. 12 of 1958 has substituted this for the words "State of Andhra".
  3. This section shall come into force at once, and the rest of this Act shall come into force on such 1date the 2(State ) Government may, by notification in the 3(Andhra Pradesh Gazette) appointment.
    1. The Act came into force w.e.f. 1.8.1939 as per Notification No. 611 published in the Fort St. George Gazette Extr. Ord. Dated 15.7.1939 and The Andhra Pradesh Entertainments Tax(Amendment) Act,2005 came into force w.e.f. 01-04-2006.
    2. Andhra Adaptation of Laws (Amendment) Order 1954 has substituted this for the words "Provincial".
    3. Act No. 8 of 1969 has substituted this for the words "Official Gazette" w.e.f. 24.1.1969.