Short title, extent and commencement . – (1) This Act may be called the Electricity Act, 2003. — THE ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003

Short title, extent and commencement . – (1) This Act may be called the Electricity Act, 2003.

1. Short title, extent and commencement . – (1) This Act may be called the Electricity Act, 2003. (2) It extends to the whole of India 1 *** . (3) It shall come into force on such date 2 as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint: Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.

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