law: Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985
  1. Short title, extent, commencement and application 
  (1) This Act may be called the Sick Industrial Companies
  
  (Special Provisions) Act, 1985.
  (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 and different
  
  dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference
  
  in any provision of this Act to the commencement of this Act shall be construed
  
  as a reference to the commencement of that provision.
  (4) It shall apply, in the first instance, to all the scheduled
  
  industries other than the scheduled industry relating to ships and other
  
  vessels drawn by power.
  (5) The Central Government may, in consultation with the Reserve
  
  Bank of India, by notification, apply the provisions of this Act, on and from
  
  such date as may be specified in the notification, to the scheduled industry
  
  relating to ships and other vessels drawn by power.