(1)This Act may be called the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
(2)It extends to the whole of India 1***.
(3)It shall come into force on such date2 as may be notified in this behalf in the Official Gazette,—
3[(a) in relation to mines and to any other establishment wherein persons are employed for the exhibition of equestrian, acrobatic and other performances, by the Central Government; and]
(b)in relation to other establishments in a State, by the State Government.