Validation

For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the provisions of the principal Act and of all notifications, orders and rules issued or made thereunder and in force immediately before the 7th October, 1981, shall continue to be in force after that date until amended, varied or rescinded, as if such provisions were made under the principal Act as amended by this Act and anything done or any action taken (including any orders issued or proceedings initiated) in pursuance of those provisions on or after the 7th October, 1981 and before the commencement of this Act shall be as valid and operative as if it had been done or taken in accordance with law.