Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act, 2006. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Maharashtra. (3) It shall come into force- (a) in the areas of the local authorities and the planning authorities, on such 1date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; (b) in other areas or part of the areas, on such date as the State Government may, by the same or like notification appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions thereof and for different areas or part of the areas; and (c) any reference in the Act to the commencement of this Act shall, in relation to a provision or an area, be construed as a reference to the coming into force of this Act or any provision thereof in that area.