Short title, extent and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall come into force in a State or Union territory to which it extends on such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act or for different States or Union territories.