Companies Act commencement provisions allow staggered commencement of sections and specify scope of statutory application. The statute names the Act the Companies Act, 2013, extends it to the whole of India, and empowers the Central Government to notify commencement dates for different provisions. The Act applies to companies incorporated under this or prior company law and, subject to inconsistencies, to insurance, banking, electricity companies and entities governed by special Acts; the Government may also notify other statutory bodies for application of the Act with specified exceptions, modifications, or adaptations.