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Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement
- (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 extends3*** 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.
Source: official text of The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.