The Public Wakfs (Extension of Limitation) (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Act, 1974

1. Short title.—This Act may be called the Punjab Laws (Extension No. 11) Act, 1962.

2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "official gazette" means the Punjab Government Gazette; (b) "transferred territories" means the territories transferred to the State of Punjab under section 5 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (Central Act 37 of 1956).

3. Interpretation.—The provisions of the Punjab General Clauses Act, 1898 (Punjab Act 1 of 1898) shall apply for the interpretation of this Act as they apply for the interpretation of a Punjab Act.

(1) The enactments specified in Schedule I and all rules, orders and notifications made thereunder shall, as from the appointed day, extend to the transferred territories.

(2) The enactments specified in Schedule II and all rules, orders and notifications made thereunder shall, as from the appointed day, cease to be in force in the transferred territories.

Any reference in any enactment specified in Schedule I to a law which is not in force in the transferred territories shall, in relation to the transferred territories, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in such territories.

(1) If immediately before the appointed day there is in force in the transferred territories any law corresponding to any of the enactments specified in Schedule I, such law shall, save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, stand repealed on the appointed day.

(2) The repeal by this Act of any law shall not affect—

(a) the previous operation of any law so repealed or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; or

(b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any law so repealed; or

(c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any law so repealed; or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.

(3) Subject to the provisions contained in sub-section (2), anything done or any action taken (including any appointment or delegation made, notification, order, instruction or direction issued, rule, regulation, form, bye-law or scheme framed, certificate obtained, patent, permit or licence granted or registration effected) under any such law shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provision of the enactment extended to the transferred territories by this Act and shall continue to be in force accordingly unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under the said enactment.

For the purpose of facilitating the application of the enactments specified in Schedule I or Schedule II or any rule, order or notification made or issued thereunder to the transferred territories, any court or other authority may construe the said enactments, rules, orders or notifications with such alterations, not affecting the substance, as may be necessary or proper to adapt them to the matter before the court or other authority.

Nothing in this Act shall affect the power of any competent authority to make rules, orders or notifications under any enactment extended to the transferred territories.

If any difficulty arises in giving effect in the transferred territories to the provisions of any of the enactments specified in Schedule I or Schedule II, the State Government may, by order notified in the Official Gazette, make such provisions or give such directions as appear to it to be necessary for the removal of the difficulty.