Short title; extent and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Sikkim State Authority for Planning and Development Act, 2007. (2) It extends to the whole of Sikkim except the cantonment areas. Explanation I - "cantonment area" means an area within the jurisdiction of a cantonment. Explanation II - "cantonment" has the same meaning as in the Cantonments Act, 1924. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint.