section 7
Repeal and savings
The Indian Forest (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Act, 1968Environmental196812 sections
Statutory text
- (1) The Indian Forest (East Punjab Amendment) Act, 1948 (7 of 1948), the Indian Forest (Punjab Amendment) Act, 1954 (20 of 1954) and the Indian Forest (Punjab Amendment) Act, 1962 (13 of 1962) in so far as these apply to the areas merged in Himachal Pradesh under section 5 of the Punjab Re-organisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966), are hereby repealed: Provided that such repeal shall not affect—
- (a) the previous operation of the Acts so repealed or anything duly done or suffered thereunder ; or
- (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the Acts so repealed; or
- (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against the Acts so repealed; or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; or
- (e) operation of section 39 of the Patiala Forest Act, 1999 B.K., which is a saving under section 7 of the Indian Forest (Punjab Amendment) Act, 1962 (13 of 1962), 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.
- (2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), anything done or any action taken (including any appointment or delegation made, notification, order, instruction or direction issued, rule, regulation, bye-law or form framed) so far as it is not inconsistent therewith, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal Act as so amended: Provided that all forests which, immediately before the commencement of the Indian Forest (Punjab Amendment) Act, 1962 (13 of 1962), are deemed to be, first and second class forests under the Acts repealed by sub-section
- (1) shall, respectively, be deemed to be reserved and protected forests for the purposes of the principal Act as amended by this Act.
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