The provisions of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 shall, in the first instance, apply to…

Section 2(1) initially applies the Act to premises let for residence, education, business, trade or storage in the areas specified in Schedules I and II. Other subsections address continued coverage and the State’s notification powers to extend, restrict or vary application. Those notification powers do not replace the first-instance Schedule rule expressly asked here; section 57 concerns the power to make rules; section 58 deals with repeal and savings.