Short title, extent, commencement and application

(1) This Act may be Called the Sikkim Clinical Establishments (Licensing and Registration) Act, 1995. (2) It extends to the whole of Sikkim. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. (4) It shall apply to all clinical establishments other than clinical establishments set up by the Central Government or the Government of any State.