Short title, extent, commencement and application.

(1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Forest Produce (Regulation of Trade) Act, 1969. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Maharashtra. (3) It shall come into force in such area or areas, and on such date or dates as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify. (4) It shall apply in respect of the forest produce specified in the Schedule.