law: The Competition Act, 2002 
  Chapter I Preliminary
  1. Short title,
  
  extent and commencement.-
  1.  
  
    This
  
  Act may be called the Competition Act, 2002.
  2.  
  
    It
  
  extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
  3.  
  
    It
  
  shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by
  
  notification in the Official Gazette, 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.