(1) This Act may be called the Puducherry Excise (Extension) Act, 1980.
(2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Puducherry.
*(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
Definitions.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “Government” means the Administrator of the Union territory of Puducherry appointed under article 239 of the Constitution;
(b) “Prohibition Regulation” means the Puducherry Prohibition Regulation, 1979, promulgated by the President under clause (1) of article 240 of the Constitution; and
(c) “region” means any of the four regions of the Union territory of Puducherry namely, Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam.
Extension of the Puducherry Excise Act, 1970 to other regions.