(1) This Act may be called the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
1[(2) It extends to the whole of India 2***.]
(3) It shall come into force in a State or Union territory to which it extends 3*** on such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act or for different States or Union territories.
Footnotes in the official text
- 1.Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 2-10-1991).
- 2.The words “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir” omitted by Act 34 of 2019, ss. 95, 96 and the Sch. V (w.e.f. 31-10-2019).
- 3.The words “, or may become extended in future,” omitted by Act 44 of 1991, s. 4 (w.e.f. 2-10-1991).