Repeal and savings.

Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 2 and 3 of the principal Act, the enactments added to the Schedule to the principal Act, under section 28 of this Act as applicable to the territories added to Himachal Pradesh under section 5 of the Punjab Re-organisation Act, 1966 and all rules and orders made and all notifications, directions or instructions issued thereunder, shall, upon the commencement of this Act, save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, stand repealed: Provided that such repeal shall not effect- (a) the previous operation of the Acts so repealed or anything duly done or suffered thereunder, or (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the Acts so repealed, or (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against the Acts so repealed, or (d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as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imposed as if this Act had not been passed: Provided further that anything done or any action taken under the Acts so repealed shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the Act extended by section 29 and shall continue to be in force accordingly, unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under the Act so extended.