The Union Cabinet recently approved to issue an order for the adaptation of all 37 central laws in the Concurrent List in the newly created Union Territory, Jammu and Kashmir.
These Acts will be adapted under the Section 96, Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, that came into effect on October 31, 2019.
The section 96 of J&K Re-organisation Act grants powers to the Central Government to adopt or modify laws for the application of any law within one year of newly formed Union territories.