(1)

This Act may be called The Competition Act, 2002.

(2)

It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

(3)

It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint:

Provided that different dates1 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.

This clause, inter alia , seeks to extend the provisions of the Bill to the whole of India excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir.