(b) the State of Naga land and the tribal areas :
Provided that the State Government concerned may, by notification in the Official Gazette, extend the
provisions of this Code or any of them to the whole or part of the State of Nagaland or such tribal areas, as
the case may be, with such supplemental, incidental or consequential modifications as may be specified in
the notification.
Explanation . - In this clause, “tribal areas ” means the territories which, immediately before the 21st
day of January , 1972 , were included in the tribal areas of Assam as referred to in paragraph 20 of the Sixth
Schedule to the Constitution.