The Punjab Laws (Extension No.2) Act, 1957

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'THE PUNJAB LAWS (EXTENSION NO. 2) 

‘ ACT, 1957. . 

(Puxias Acr No. 7 oF 1957) 

[Received the assenr of the Governor of Punjab on the 
- 24th May, 1957, and was first published in the Punjab 

: Government Gazette (Extraordinary} of 

24th May, 1957.} 

AN 

Act 

to provide for the extension of certain 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 Legislature of the State of Punjab in the 

Eighth' Ycar of the Republic of India as follows:— 

1. (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Laws (Extension No. 2 Short itle and 
) Act, 1957. ) commencement. 

(2)" Tishall come into force at once. 

2. Inthis Act— Delinitions. 

(a) “Schedule” means a Schedule appended to this Act; 

(b) “transferred territories” means the territories which, 

immediately before the Ist November, 1956, were 

comprised in the State of Patiala and East Punjab 

States Untion. 

3. The Punjab General Clauses Act, 1898, shall appiy for the 1nterpretation. 

interpreration of this Act as it applies for the interpretation of a Punjab 

Act. 

4. All the enactments, as amended from time (o time, specificd Extension of 

in Schedule T and all rules, regulations, notifications, orders by-laws cerlain Jaws o 

made, and all directions, or instruclions issued, thereunder in force iransferred 

immediately before the commencement of this Act, are hereby extended fermitonies. 

to, and shall be in force in, the transferred temitories. 

L. For Statement of objects and reasens, see Pinjab Governmenr Garetie 
(Extraordinary). 1957. page 551.



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Construction 5. Inthe enactments, or rules, regulations, notifications, orders and 

:’C fo::C'ZS by-laws made, and directions or instructions issued, thereunder, s referred 
Lo in section 4, any reference— 

(1) toalaw whichisnot in force in the transferrcd territorics 

shall, in relation to such territories, be construted as a 

reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in 

such termitories ; and 

(2) to the State of Punjab, by whatever form of words, shall 

be construed as including areference to the transferred 

territories, o 

Repeals and 6. Ifimmediately before the commencement of this Act, there is in 
savings 

force in the transferred territorics any law comesponding to any of the 

enactments ot rules, regulations, notifications, orders and by-laws made, 

and directions or instruclions issued, thercunder, extended to thosc 

territories by section 4, that law, including the enactments specified in 

Schucdule 11, shall on the commencement 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 incurred in 

. respect of any offence commitied 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



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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 anything done orany action taken under any 

taw so repealed shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the 

corresponding provision of the enuctment extended by section 4 to the 

transferred territories,and shall continue to be in force accordingly, unless 

and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under ths 

enactment se extended. 

7. For purposes of facilitating the application in transferred 

territories of any enactment specified in Schedule I or of any rule, 

regulation, notification, ordér, by-law, direction or instruction refcrred 

to in section 4, any court or other authority may construe the same 

with such alterations,not affecting the substance, as may be necessary 

or proper to adapt it to the matter before e court or other authority. 

8. Nothing comained in this Act shall affect the power of the 

State Government or of any officer or authority, exercisable under the 

enactments specified in Schedule 1, to add o, amend, vary or rescind 

the rules, regulations, notifications, orders and by-laws made, and 

directions or instructions issued, as extended by section 4 to the 

transferred territorics, 

9. If any difficulty arises in giving effect in the transferred 

lerritories to the provisions of any enactment specified in Schedule I, 

the State Government may, by order notified in the Official Gazette, 

make such provisions or give such directions as appear 10 it to be 

necessary or expedient for the removal of the difficulty. 

Powers of 

courts and 
other 

authorities for 
purposes of 

facilitating 
application of 

the enactments 
specified in 

Schedule [ or 

rules, etc. 

Pover to make 
rules etc. not lo 

be affected. 

Power to 

remove 

difficulties.



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SCHEDULE 1 

Exension of PunjnB Acts 

(See Section 4) 

I 2 3 4 

Serial | Year Number of the Act Short tille : 

No. . 

1 1923 (ActNo.V of 1923) The Pungab Local Optien 

’ Acl, 1923 . 

T2 | 1939 (Act No. T of 1939) The Punjab Motor Spirit 
(Taxation of Sales) Act, 

1939. } 

3 1940 (Act No. XVII of 1940) The Punjab Urban 

Immovable Properly Tax 

Act, 1940. 

4 1951 (ActNo. VII of 1951) The Punjab Forwa.rd 

Contracts Tax Act, 1951, 

5. 1952 {Act No.XVI[of 1952) ) The Punjab Passengers and 

Goods Taxation Act, 1952, 

. SCHEDULLE Il 

Repeals 

{See Section 6) 

1 2 3 4 

Serial | Year Number of the Act Shorr 1itle 

No. 

4 1997 (Patiala ActNo. Vol The Patiala Motor Spril 

Bk 1997 Bk.) (T'axation of Sales} Act. 

) 1997 BK. 

2 1955 (Pepsu Act No. 23 of . The Pepsu Passengers und 

1955) Goods Taxation Act, 1955. 

3 19356 (Pepsu Act No. 7 of The Pepsu Forward 

1956) Contracls Tax Act, 1956.