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The Punjab Laws (Extension No. 8) Act, 1960
1960: Pb. Act 42] THE PUNJAB LAWS (EXTENSION) 813 No. 8) ACт, 1960 ITHE PUNJAB LAWS (EXTENSION NO АСТ, 1960 (PUNJAB Acr No. 41 OF 1960) 8) [Received the assent of the Governor of Punjab on the 21st December, 1960 and was first published for genera! information in the Punjab Government Gazette (Extraordinary), dated the 23rd December, 19601 AN ACT to provide for the extension of certain regional laws to the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in the State of Patiala and East Punjab States Union. BE it enacted by the Legislat re of the State of Punjab in the Eleventh Year of the Republic of Indja as follows:- 1. (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Laws (Extension No. 8) Act, 1960. (2) It shall come into force at once. 2. In this Act,- (a) "Schedule" means a Scheduje appended to this Act; (b) "transferred territories" means the terri- tories which, immedjately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in the State of Patjaja and East Punjab States Union. 3. The Punjab General Clauses Act, 1898, shall apply for the interpretation of this Act as it applies for the interpretation of a Punjab Act. 4. All the enactments, as amended from time to time, specified in Schedule I and so much of the enactment, as amended from time to time, 1 For statement of Ojects and Reasons, see Punjab Governm ent Gazette (Extraordinary), 1960, р. 590. Short title and commencement. Definitions. Interpretation. Extension of certain laws to transferred ter- ritories. Construction of certain refere- nces. Repeals and savings. 814 ТHБ PUNJAB LAWS (BXTENSION 11960: Pb. Act 41 NO. 8) AСT, 1960 specified in Schedule II, as extends to the territorjes which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in the State of Punjab and relates to matters with respect to which the State Legisla- ture has power to make laws for a State and all rujes, regulations, notifications, orders and by-laws made, and all directions or instructions issued, thereunder, which are in force immediately before the commencement of this Act in the said territories, are hereby extended to, and shall be in force in the transferred territories. 5. In the enactments, or rules, regujations, notifications, orders and by-laws made, and direc- tions or instructions issued, thereunder, as referred to in section 4, any reference- (1) to a law which is not in force in the transferred territorjes shall in relation to such territories, be construed as a reference to the corresPonding law, if any, in force in such territories; and (2) to the State of Punjab by whatever form of words, shall be construed as including a reference to the transferred territories. 6. If immediately before the commencement af this Act, there is in force in the transferred territories any law corresponding to any of the enactments or rules. regujations, notifications, orders and by-laws made, and directions or instruc- tions issued, thereunder extended to those territories by section 4, that law, including the enactments specified in Schedule III, shall on the commence- ment of this Act save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, stand repealed ; Provided that such repeal shall not affect- (a) the previous operation of any law so repealed or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; or (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired or incurred under any law so repealed; or (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment 1960: Pb. Act 41 THE PUNJAB LAWS (EXTENS'ON 815 NO. 8) ACT 1960 incurred in respect of any offence com- mitted against any law so repealed ; or (d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid ; and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty. forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if this Act had not been passed Provided further that any thing done or any action taken under any law so repealed shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provision of the enactment extended by section 4 to the transferrd territories, and shall continue to be in force accordingly, unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under the enactment so extended. 7. For purposes of facilitating the application in the transferred territories of any enactment specified in Schedule I or Scnedule II or of any rule, regulation, notification, order, by-law, direction or instruction referred to in section 4, any court or other authority may construe the same with such alterations, not affecting th e substance, as may be necessary or proper to adapt it to the matter before the court or other authority. 8. Nothing contained in this Act shall affect the power of the State Government or of any officer or authority, exercisable under the enact nents specified in Schedules I and II, to add to, amend, vary or rescind the rules, regulations, notifications, orders and by-laws made, and directions or instruc- tions issued as extended by section 4 to the trans- ferred territories. 9. If any difficulty arises in giving effect in the transferred territories to the provisions of any enactment specified in Schedule I or Schedule II the State Government may by order notified in the Officlal Gazette, make such provisions or give such directions as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for the removal of the difficulty. Powers of courts and other autho- rities for pur- poses of faci litating appli- cation of the enactments specified in Schedule I or II or rules. etc. Power to make rules. etc, not to be affected. Power to re- move dificulties Serial No. 816 THE PUNJAB LAWS (EXTENSION NO. 8) ACT 1960 SCHEDULE I EXTENSION OF PUNJAB ACTS (See section 4) Year Number of the Act [1960: Pb. Act 41 Short title 1 2 3 4 1 1948 (XXIV of 1948) The East Punjab Enumeration of Dwellings Act, 1948. 2 1950 (XIX of 1950) The Punjab Local Authorities Census Expenses Contribution Act, 1950. SCHEDULE II EXTENSION OF CENTRAL ACTS (See section 4) Serial No. Year Number of the Act 1 2 3 1 1914 (IX of 1914) Serial No. Year Number of the Act 1 2 3 1 2007 Bk. (VIII of 2007 Bk.) Short title 4 The Local Authorities Loans Act, 1914. SCHEDULE III REPEAL (See section 6) Shorr utle 4 The Pepsu Local Authorities Loana де 2007 Bk.