Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008
Chapter I:
Preliminary
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 except the State of Jammu and Kashmir, 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 date as the Central Government may, by
notification published in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates
may be appointed for different States.