Can the Scheduled Areas referred to in clause (1) be exempted from the provisions of this Part without an amendment to the constitution?
Yes, the Scheduled Areas referred to in clause (1) can be exempted from the provisions of this Part without an amendment to the constitution. This is because of clause 3 of the given context, which states that "Parliament may, by law, extend the provisions of this Part to the Scheduled Areas and the tribal areas referred to in clause (1) subject to such exceptions and modifications as may be specified in such law, and no such law shall be deemed to be an amendment of this Constitution for the purposes of article 368." This implies that the Parliament has the power to make exceptions and modifications to the application of this Part to Scheduled Areas without needing a formal constitutional amendment.