(1) This Act may be called the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
1[(2) It extends to the whole of India 2***.]
(3) It shall come into force in a State or Union territory to which it extends3*** 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.
1Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 2-10-1991).
2The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10-2019).
3The words ",or may become extended in future," omitted by s. 4, ibid. (w.e.f. 2-10-1991).