(1)

This Act may be called the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

(2)

It extends to the whole of India [***] [The words 'except the State of Jammu and Kashmir' omitted by Act No. 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10-2019)].

(3)

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

Provided that the Central Government shall appoint such date within three months from the date on which the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2013 receives the assent of the President.