1. Short title, extent and commencement
(1)
This Act may be called the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.
(2)
It extends to the whole of India.
(3)
It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
Amendment notes (2)
- Subs w.e.f. 18-12-1999 . Subs. by Act 38 of 1999, s. 3, for "(Regulation and Development)" (w.e.f. 18-12-1999).
- . 1st June, 1958, vide notification No. G.S.R. 432, dated 29th May, 1958, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(i).