Section 1:
Short title, extent and commencement.
(1) This Act may be called the Coal Mines
(Conservation and Development) Act, 1974.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1
as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint in
this behalf.
Notes:
1. 1st April, 1975, vide notification No. G.S.R. 164(E), dated 26th March, 1975, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
sec. 3(i).