law: 1. Short title, extent and commencement.-
  (1) This Act may be called the Disturbed Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1976. (2) It extends to the whole of India 1***.
  (3) It shall come into force on such date2 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different States or for different parts thereof.