The Himachal Pradesh (Extension of Laws) Act, 1976

1. (1) This Act may be called the Himachal Pradesh (Extension of Laws) Act, 1976.
2. (2) It shall come into force at once.

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-

1. (a) "Official Gazette" means Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh;
2. (b) "old areas" means the areas as comprised in Himachal Pradesh immediately before the 1st November, 1966;
3. (c) "schedule" means a schedule appended to this Act;
4. (d) "State Government" means the Government of Himachal Pradesh; and
5. (e) "transferred territories" means the territories which were added to Himachal Pradesh under section 5 of the Punjab Re-organisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966).

All the enactments, as amended from time to time, specified in Schedule-I, which are applicable to, or in force in the old areas and all rules, regulations, notifications, orders and bye-laws made, and all directions or instructions issued thereunder, which are in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, are hereby extended to, and shall be in force in, the transferred territories.

In the enactments, or rules, regulations, notifications, orders and bye-laws made, and directions or instructions issued thereunder, as referred to in section 3, any reference-

1. (1) to the law which is not in force in the transferred territories shall in relation to such territories, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in such territories; and
2. (2) to the State of Himachal Pradesh, by whatever form of words, shall be construed as including a reference to the transferred territories.

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, regulations, notifications, orders and bye-laws made, and directions or instructions issued thereunder, extended to those territories, by section 3 that law including the enactments specified in Schedule-II, shall, on the commencement of this Act, save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, stand repealed: Provided that such repeal shall not affect:-

1. (a) the previous operation of any law so repealed or anything duly done or suffered thereunder, or
2. (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any law so repealed, or
3. (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any law so repealed, or
4. (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 repealed shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provision of the enactment extended by section 3 to the transferred 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.

For the purposes of facilitating the application in the transferred territories of any enactment specified in Schedule-I or of any rule, regulation, notification, order, bye-law, direction or instruction referred to in section 3, any court or other authority may construe the same with such alterations, not affecting the substance, as may be necessary or proper to adopt it to the matter before the court or other authority.

Nothing contained in this Act shall affect the power of the State Government or of any officer or authority, exercisable under the enactments specified in Schedule-I, to add, amend, vary or rescind the rules, regulations, notifications, orders and bye-laws made, and directions or instructions issued, as extended by section 3 to the transferred territories.

If any difficulty arises in giving effect, in the transferred territories, 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 to be necessary or expedient for the removal of the difficulty.

(See section 5) Serial No. Year Number of Act Name of the Act 1 2 3 4 1. 1878 17 The Northern India Ferries Act, 1878.