Chapter XII GENERAL

The power to make any rule under this Act is subject to the condition of the rules being made after previous publication.

Laying of the rules before the Legislative Assembly. Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature while it is in session for a total period of ten days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, the Legislature requires any modification in the rule or desires that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be, so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.

Power to remove difficulties. If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, by order to be published in the Official Gazette make such provisions or give, such directions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as may appear to it to be necessary or expedient for the removal of the difficulty.

Repeals. With effect from the commencement of this Act,- (a) the Himachal Pradesh Abolition of Big Landed Estates and Land Reforms Act, 1953 (15 of 1954), the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887 (16 of 1887), the Pepsu Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1955 (13 of 1955), the Himachal Pradesh Tenants (Rights and Restoration) Act, 1952 (55 of 1954), the Himachal Pradesh (Transferred Territory) Tenants (Protection of Rights) Act, 1971 (15 of 1971), the Pepsu Occupancy Tenants (Vesting of Proprietary Rights) Act, 1954 (15 of 1954), the Punjab Occupancy Tenants (Vesting of Proprietary Rights) Act, 1953 (8 of 1953), and the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953 (10 of 1953), as amended from time to time, are hereby repealed in their application to respective areas of Himachal Pradesh; (b) so much of any other law as is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act shall be deemed to be and is hereby repealed ; (c) the words “Himachal Pradesh Abolition of Big Landed Estates and Land Reforms Act, 1953” (15 of 1954), wherever occurring in the Himachal Pradesh Land Revenue Act, 1954 (6 of 1954), or in any other enactment for the time being in force, shall be substituted by the words “the Himachal Pradesh Tenancy and Land Reforms Act, 1972”.

Savings. (1) The repeal of the enactments referred to in clauses (a) and (b) of the last preceding section shall not affect their previous operation. (2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), anything done or any action taken including any appointment, delegation or transfer made, notification, proclamation, order, instruction or direction issued, authorities and powers conferred, rights acquired and liabilities incurred, rule, regulation, form or scheme framed, date, time and place appointed and other things done, under the repealed Act or law shall- (a) be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions, if any, of this Act ; (b) continue in force unless and until directed otherwise or superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act by the State Government or by other competent authority. (3) Notwithstanding the repeal of the enactments mentioned in section 126, all suits, applications or other proceedings pending disposal at the commencement of this Act, shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the said Acts as if these Acts had not been repealed.