Lawgist1Short title, extent and commencement
(1) This Act may be called the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016.
(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:
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.
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1. 1st May, 2016, vide notification No. S.O. 1544(E), (Except ss. 3 to 19, 40, 59 to 70, 79 & 80) dated 26th April, 2016, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
1st May, 2017, vide notification No. S.O. 1216(E), ss. 3 to 19, 40, 59 to 70, 79 to 80, dated 19th April, 2017, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3 (ii).
*. Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.
