1Short title, extent and commencement
(1) This Act may be called the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1 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 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. 10th February, 2006 (ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 and 58), vide notification No. S.O. 196(E), dated 10th February, 2006, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).
1st October, 2008 (ss. 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41), vide notification No.S.O.2320(E), dated 1st October, 2008, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec 3(ii).
13th January, 2010 (ss. 20, 21 and 22), vide notification No. S.O. 75(E), dated 13th January, 2010, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).