The Punjab Laws (Extension No. 9) Act, 1960

THE PUNJAB LAWS (EXTENSION NO. 9)

Аст, 1960

'THE PUNJAB LAWS (EXTENSION No. 9)

ACT, 1960

(PUNJAB ACT No. 43 OF 1960)

817

[Received the assent of the President on
the 18th December, 1960 and was first published for
general information in the Punjab Government

Gažette (Extraordinary) dated the 30th December,
1960.]

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
Patjala and East Punjab States Union.

BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State

of Punjab in the Eleventh Year of the Republic of
India as follows:-

(1) This Act may be called the Punjab Laws
(Extension No. 9) Act, 1960.

(2) It shall come into force at Once.

2. In this Act-

(a) "Schedule" means a Schedule appen-
ded to this Act,

(b) "transferred territorjes" means the

territories which, immediately before

the 1st November, 1956, were comp-

rised in the State of Patiaja and East
Punjab States Union.

3. The Punjab General Causes Act, 1898,
shall apply for the interpretation of this Act as it

applies for the interpretation of a Punjab Act.

1For statement of objects and reasons, sae Pnnjab Government Gaxette

(Extraordinary) 1960, page 2010.

Short title and
coamencement.

Definitions.

Interpretation.



Extension of
certain laws

to transferred
territories.

Construction of
certain references

Repeals and

savings.

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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,
specified in Schedule II as extends to the terri-
tories which, immediately before the 1st November.
1956, were comprised in the State of Punjab and
relates to matters with respect to which the State

Legisjature has Power to make laws for a State,
and all rules, regulations, notifications, orders and
by-laws made, and all directions or instructions

issued, thereunder, which are in force immedjately
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, regulatiońs,
notifications, orders and by-laws made, and direс-
tions or instructions issued, thereunder, as referred
to in section 4, any reference-

(1)

(2)

to a law which is not in force in the

transferred territories shajl in relation
to such territories, be construed as a

reference to the corresponding law, if
any, in force in such territories, and

to the State of Punjab, by whatever
form of words, shajl be construed as

including a reference to the transferred
territories.

6. If immediately before the commencement
of 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-
tjons issued, thereunder, extended to those terri-

tories by section 4, that law, including the enact-
ments specified in Schedule III, shall on the
commencement of this Act, save as otherwise exp-
ressly provided in this Act, stand repeajed :

Provided that such repeal shall not affect-



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(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

committed 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 anything done or any

action taken under any law so re-pealed shall be

deemed to have been done or taken under the

corresponding Provision of the enactment extended

by section 4 to the transferred territories, 
and shall

continue to be in force accordingl
y, unless and until

superseded by anything done or any action taken

under the enactment so extended
.

7. For Purposes of facilitating the app
lication

in the transferred territories of any enactment

specified in Schedule I or Schedule II or of any

ruje, regulation, notification, order, by-la
w, direction

or instruction referred to in sect
ion 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

the court or other authority.

Powers of Courts

and other autho-

rities for purposes

of facilitating
application of the

enactments speci-
fied in Schedules

I or Il or rules,
etc.



Power to make
rules, etc., not
to be affected.

Power to remove
difficulties.

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8. Nothing contajned in this Act shall affect
the Power of the State Government or of any

officer or authority, exercisable under the enact-
ment, specified in Schedules I and II, to add to,
amend, vary or rescind the rules, regulations, notifi-
cations, orders and by-laws made, and directions
or instructions issued, as extended by section 4 to
the transferred 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 Official Gazette, make such Provisions or give
such direction as appear to it to be necessary or
expedient, for the removal of the difficulty.



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SCHEDULE 1

EXTENSION OF PUNJAB ACTS

(See Section 4)

Serial Year Number of Act Short title
No.

1 2 3 4

1 1920 (I of 1920) The Punjab Limitation
(Custom) Act 1920.

2 1920 (II of 1920) The Punjab Custom (Power
to Contest) Act, 1920.

3 1949 )XXIX of 1949) The East Punjab Children
Act, 1949.

SCHEDULE II

EXTENSIONS OF CENTRAL ACт

(See section 4)

Serial Year Number of Act Short title

No

A 1 2 3

1 1887 (VII of 1887)

4

The Suits Valuation Act.
1887 as amended by
Punjab Acts No. I of

1938 and No. XIII of

1942.



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SCHEDULE III

REPEAL

(See section 6)

Serjal

No.

Year Number of Act Short title

1 2 3
4

1 2000 Bk. (IX of 2000 Bk.) The Patiala Customs

(Power to Contest) Act,
2000 Bk.

2 2000 Bk. (X of 2000 Bk.) The Patiala Limitation

(Custom) Act, 2000 Bk.

3 2005 Bk. (X of 2005 Bk.) Sections 95, 96, 97, 98 and

99 of the Pepsu Judicature

Ordinance, 2005 Bk.