Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement
(1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra State Public Services [Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes ( Vimukta Jatis ), Nomadic Tribes, Special Backward Category and Other Backward Classes] Act, 2001.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Maharashtra.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette , appoint.