Repeal and Savings

(1) The Madhya Pradesh Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1960 (No. 19 of 1960), the Madhya Pradesh Agricultural Produce Markets (Validation) Act, 1962 (No. 12 of 1962), the Madhya Pradesh Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti (Election Postponement) Repeal Act, 1967 (No. 24 of 1967), the Madhya Pradesh Krishi Upaj Mandi (Amendment) Act, 1968 (No. 17 of 1968), the Madhya Pradesh Krishi Upaj Mandi (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1970 (No. 2 of 1970), the Madhya Pradesh Krishi Upaj Mandi (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1970 (No. 23 of 1970), the Madhya Pradesh Krishi Upaj Mandi (No. 22 of 1971) and the Madhya Pradesh Krishi Upaj Mandi (Amendment and Validation) (Amendment) Act, 1972 (No. 30 of 1972) are hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal: (i) All Mandi Committees constituted or appointed under the said Acts or any enactment repealed by them, the officer-in-charge appointed or committee-in-charge appointed, Mandis established, Mandi areas declared, agricultural produce notified, rules made or bye-laws made, notifications issued, fees levied, contracts made, licenses granted, suits instituted and proceedings taken or any other thing done or acts done, in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed to have been, respectively, constituted, appointed, issued, levied, granted and instituted under this Act until they are superseded by any thing done or any act taken under this Act; (ii) Until the State Government directs otherwise, the Mandi Committees referred to in clause (1) and their President, Vice-President and members shall continue in their offices until the expiry of their term or tenure under the repealed Act or until the constitution of the Mandi Committee in accordance with the provisions of this Act, whichever is earlier. (3) Upon the issuance of a direction under clause (ii) of sub-section (2), the provisions of section 57 shall apply from such date as may be specified in the direction as if the Mandi Committee were dissolved on that date.