Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the 1[Maharashtra] Aerial Ropeways Act. 2[(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Maharashtra.] (3) It shall come into force 3[in the Bombay area of the State of Maharashtra] on such date4as the state Government may, by notification, in the Official Gazette, 5[appoint ; and that part of the State of Maharashtra to which it is extended by the Bombay Aerial Ropeways (Extension and Amendment) Act, 1969 (Mah. X of 1970), it shall come into force on such other date as the State Government may, by like notification published in the like manner, appoint.] 6[(4) On the commencement of this Act in the manner provided in sub-section (3) in any area to which this Act is extended by the Bombay Aerial Ropeways (Extension and Amendment) Act, 1969 (Mah. X of 1970), all rules made under this Act and in force in the Bombay area of the State of Maharashtra immediately before such commencement, shall also extend to, and be in force in, that area.