Short title, extent and commencement

(1) This Act shall be called the Goa, Daman and Diu Diseases of Animals Act, 1974. (2) It shall extent to the whole of the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu. (3) This section, section 2 and section 5 shall come into force at once. The Government may, from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that all or any of the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force in such area in respect of such scheduled disease and on such date as may be specified in the notification and may, by similar notification, direct that such provisions shall cease to be in force in any area from such date as may be specified therein.