Short title, extent and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Orissa Consolidation of Holdings and Prevention of Fragmentation of Land Act, 1972. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Orissa. (3) This section shall come into force at once and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on such date or dates as the State Government may, by notification, appoint in this behalf and different dates may be appointed for different areas of the State.