law: Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
  1. Short title, extent and commencement 
  (1) This Act may be
  
  called the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
   3  [(2) It extends to the
  
  whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.]
  (3) It shall come into
  
  force in a State or Union Territory to which it extends, 4[***] on
  
  such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint, and
  
  different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act or for
  
  different States or Union territories.