law: The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
  Chapter I Preliminary
  1. Short
  
  title, extent and commencement.-
  1.  
  
    This Act may be called the Protection of Women from Domestic
  
  Violence Act, 2005.
  2.  It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and
  
  Kashmir.
  3.  It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government
  
  may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.