(1) This Act may be called the 1[Van (Sanrakshan
Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam], 1980.
(2) It extends to the whole of India 2***.
(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 25th day of October, 1980.
Footnotes in the official text
- 1.Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for “Forest (Conservation) Act” (w.e.f. 1-12-2023).
- 2.The words “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir” omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10- 2019).