The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002
Chapter I Preliminary
1. Short title,
extent and commencement.-
1. This
Act may be called the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002.
2. It
extends to the whole of India.
3. It
shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates 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.