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.

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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



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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.