# 1 Short title, extent and commencement
(1) This Act may be called the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008.
(2) It extends to the whole of India 1***, the State of Nagaland, the State of Arunachal Pradesh, the State of Sikkim and to the tribal areas.
Explanation.-- In this sub-section, the expression "tribal areas" means the areas specified in Parts I, II, IIA and III of the Table below paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution within the State of Assam, the State of Meghalaya, the State of Tripura and the State of Mizoram, respectively.
(3) It shall come into force on such date2 as the Central Government may, by notification published in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different States.
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1. The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule (w.e.f. 31-10- 2019).
2. 2nd October, 2009, <i>vide</i> notification No. S.O. 2313(E), dated 11th November, 2009, <i>see</i> Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3<i>(ii)</i>.
