1Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 1 · Part I · pages 15–16 of the Act
(1) This Code may be called the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
(2) It extends to the whole of India: 1* * * * *
(3) It shall come into force on such date2 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint:
Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Code and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Code shall be construed as a reference to the commencement of that provision.
1 The proviso omitted by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Adaptation of Central Laws) Order, 2020, vide notification No. S.O. 1123(E) dated (18-3-2020) and vide Union Territory of Ladakh Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Order, 2020, Notifn. No. S.O. 3774(E), dated (23-10-2020).
2 5th August, 2016, vide Notifn. No. S.O. 2618(E), dated 5th August, 2016 (ss. 188 to 194), see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 19th August, 2016—S. 3, cls. (1), (5), (22), (26), (28), (37), ss. 221, 222, 225, 230, 232, 233, sub-section (1) of cls. (zd), sub-section (2) of section 239, sub-section (1) and cls. (zt), sub-section (2) of section 240; ss. 241 and 242; vide notifn. No. S.O. 2746(E), dated 19th August 2016, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 1st November, 2016—S. 3 of Cla. (2), (3), (4), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12),(13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (23), (24), (25), (27), (29), (30), (31), (32), (33), (34), (35), (36), ss. 196, 197, 223, sub-section (2) of section 239, clause (ze), (zf), (zg), (zh), (zl), (zm), sub-section (2) of section 240;cls. (a) to (zm); (zu) to (zzzc); s. 244, 246 to 248 (both inclusive); 250, 252, vide notifn. No. S.O. 3344(E), see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 15th November, 2016—S. 199 to 207 (both inclusive), sub-section (1) of 208, Cl.(c), (e), s. 208(2), s. 217 to 220 (both inclusive), ss. 251, 253, 254 and 255, vide Notifn. No. S.O. 3453(E), dated 15th November, 2016 1st December, 2016 —S. 2, Cl.(a) to (d)(except with regard to voluntary liquidation or Bankruptcy), s. 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70 (both inclusive), ss. 198, 231, 236, 237, 238(both inclusive), sub-section (2) of s. 239, cl (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (d), (f), vide notification No. S.O. 3594(E) dated 30th November 2016, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 15th December 2016—Ss 33 to 54 (both inclusive), vide Notifn. No. S.O. 3687(E), dated 9th December 2016, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 1st April 2017—Sub-section (2) of cls. (a) to (d), vide Notifn. No. S.O. 1570(E), dated 15th May 2017, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 1st April 2017—S. 59; Ss. 209 to 215 (both inclusive); Sub-section (1) of S 216; Ss. 234 and 235 vide Notifn. No. S.O. 1005(E), dated 30th March 2017, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 14th June 2017—Ss 55 to 58 (both inclusive), vide Notifn. No. S.O. 1910(E), dated 14th June 2017, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 1st May, 2018—Ss. 227 to 229 (both inclusive), vide Notifn. No. S.O. 1817(E), dated 1st May 2018, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 1st December, 2019—S. 2 clause (e), s. 78 (except with regard to fresh start process) and s. 79, ss. 94 to 187 (both inclusive), clause (g) to clause (i) of sub-section (2) of s. 239, clause (m) to clause (zc) of sub-section (2) of s. 239, clause (zn) to clause (zs) of sub-section (2) of s. 240 and s. 249, in so far as they relate to personal guarantors to corporate debtors, vide Notifn. No. S. O. 4126 (E), dated 15th November, 2019, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).