Repeal and saving

(1) The Hyderabad Labour Housing Act, 1952 (36 of 1952), the Secunderabad Town Improvement Trust A’ in, 1355 Fasli, and all rules, regulations and orders pertaining to the constitution, working and activities of the Hyderabad City Improvement Board and for the time being having the force of Law, are hereby repealed: Provided that the repeal shall not effect – (a) the previous operation of any law so repealed or anything duly done thereunder, or (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any law so repealed, or (c) Any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any law so repealed, or (d) Any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as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 subject to the proceeding, proviso, anything done or any action taken including any appointment or delegation made, notification, order, instruction or direction issued, rule, regulation, from bye-law or scheme framed under any such law shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act and shall continue to be in force accordingly, unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act. (2) All debt and obligations incurred, all contracts entered into and all matters and things engaged to be done, by, with or for the Government for the purposes of the Hyderabad City Improvement Board and the Secunderabad Town Improvement Trust before and upto the date of establishment of the Board under this Act shall be deemed to have been incurred, entered, into or engaged to be done by, with or for the Board, all suits and other legal proceedings instituted or which may be instituted by or against the Government shall be continued or instituted by or against the Board, as the case may be. (3) All the assets entrusted to the Hyderabad City Improvement Board and the Secunderabad Town Improvement Trust and all the assets acquired for the purposes of the said City Improvement Board and Town Improvement Trust shall after the establishment of the Board under this Act vest in the Board for the purposes of this Act. (4) All applications made or proceedings instituted under the aforesaid laws shall be deemed to have been made or instituted under this Act and shall be disposed of as if this Act was applicable at the time when such application or proceeding was made or instituted. (5) All notifications issued before the date of the coming into force of this Act and all proceedings pending on that date for the acquisition of any immovable property or easement for the purposes of the Hyderabad City Improvement Board or the Secunderabad Town Improvement Trust shall be deemed to have been issued and to be proceedings for acquisition of such immovable property or easement for the purposes of this Board under this Act.