Short title, extent, application and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1965. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala. (3) It applies to the areas mentioned in the schedule: Provided that the Government may, by notification in the Gazette, extend the provisions of this Act to any other area in the State with effect from such date as may be specified in the notification, and may, by like notification, cancel or modify such notification or withdraw the application of all or any of the provisions of this Act from any area mentioned in the schedule: Provided that no such notification shall be issued unless it is supported by a resolution passed by the local authority, if any, of the areas affected by the notification. (4) It shall be deemed to have been come into force on the 1st day of April, 1965.