(1) This Act may be called the Mines and Minerals [1] [(Development and Regulation)] Act, 1957.



(2) It extends to the whole of India.



(3) It shall come into force on such date [2] as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

FOOTNOTES:

1. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999 , Section 3, for "(Regulation and Development)" with effect from . 18-12-1999.

2. Came into force on 1-6-1958, vide General Statutory >(G.S.R.) 432, dated 29th May, 1958, published in the Gazette of India, Extra, Part II, Section 3(i), p. 225.