Amendment of section 8

Amendment of section 8.— In section 8 of the principal Act,— in the marginal note, the words “of the Maharaja” shall be, and shall be deemed to have been, omitted with effect on and from the 28 th day of December, 1971; for the words “Maharaja of Cochin”, the words “former Ruler of Cochin” shall be, and shall be deemed to have been, substituted with effect on and from the 28 th day of December, 1971; the words “and subsisting at the time of the partition” shall be inserted at the end.