(2) It shall extend to the whole of India 1*** and save as otherwise provided in this Act, it shall also apply to any offence or contravention thereunder committed outside India by any person.
(3) It shall come into force on such date2 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may, be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the commencement of that provision.
Source footnotes
1. 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).
2. 12th September, 2016 -- Section 1 to 10, 24 to 47, vide notification No. S.O. 2927 (E), dated 12th September, 2016 see Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, s. 3 (ii).
12th July, 2016-- Section 11 to 20, 22 and 23, 48 to 59, vide notification No. S.O. 2357 (E), dated 12 the July 2016, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, s. 3 (ii).
25th July, 2019 -- Sections 1 to 30, vide notification No. S.O. 2649 (E), dated 25th July, 2019 see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, s. 3 (ii).
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