Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. · Chapter I: Preliminary
Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement
(1) This Code may be called the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
(2) It extends to the whole of India:
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(3) It shall come into force on such date2 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint:
Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Code and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Code shall be construed as a reference to the commencement of that provision.
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