Short title, extent and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Utilisation and Command Area Development Act, 1984. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Andhra Pradesh. (3) All the provisions of this Act shall be deemed to have come into force on the 14th January, 1984 in respect of the following command areas namely:- (1) the Nagarjunasagar Project Left Canal; (2) the Nagarjunasagar Project Right Canal; (3) the Sriramsagar Project; (4) the Tungabhadra Project; and they shall come into force in respect of other areas on such date as the Government may, by notification appoint; and they may appoint different dates for different areas and for different provisions of this Act.