Short title, extent and commencement

Short title, extent and commencement. –

1. (1) This Act may be called, the Puducherry Village and Commune Panchayats Act, 1973.
2. (2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory except the municipalities governed by the Puducherry Municipalities Act, 1973.
3. (3) It shall come into force on such date, as the Government may, by notification, appoint: Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act or for different areas, and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.