Short title, extent, commencement and application

(1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Maritime Board Act, 1996. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu. (3) It shall come into force on such date, as the Government may, by notification, appoint. (4) It applies to all the minor ports in the State to which the Indian Ports Act applies on the date of the commencement of this Act and the Government may, by notification, apply the provisions of this Act with effect from such date, as may be specified in the notification, to any other minor ports in the State to which the Indian Ports Act is extended by the Government under that Act.