Further repeal and savings

On the commencement of this Act in the Vidarbha and Hyderabad areas of the State of Maharashtra to which it is extended by the Bombay Agricultural Pests and Diseases (Extension and Amendment) Act, 1961, the following laws that is to say—

1. (i) the Central Provinces and Berar Agricultural Pests and Diseases Act, 1936, and
2. (ii) so much of the Hyderabad Agricultural Pests and Diseases Regulation, 1361 Hijri as has not been repealed, shall stand repealed: Provided that, such repeal shall not affect,—

1. (a) the previous operation of any laws so repealed or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; or
2. (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any law so repealed; or
3. (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any law so repealed;
4. (d) any investigation, proceedings or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid; and any such investigation, proceedings or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if the aforesaid laws had not been repealed: Provided further that, but subject to the preceding proviso, anything done or action taken (including any appointment, award or appeal made, notification, order or direction issued, notices served, powers delegated or rules made), by or under any law so repealed shall be deemed to be done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act, and shall continue in force accordingly unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act. Amendment 2014-1. Short title and commencement

1. (1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Agricultural Pests and Diseases (Amendment) Act, 2014.
2. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. Amendment 2014-2. Amendment of section 2 of XLIII of In section 2 of the Maharashtra Agricultural Pests and Diseases Act (hereinafter referred to as "the principal Act"),—
3. (1) after clause (4), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:— "(4A) "Panchayat" means a Panchayat established or deemed to have been established under the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act;";
4. (2) after clause (10), the following clause shall be added, namely:— "(11) "Scheduled Area" means the Scheduled Area as referred to in clause
5. (1) of article 244 of the Constitution of India." Amendment 2014-3. Amendment of section 3 of XLIII of In section 3 of the principal Act,—
6. (1) for the words "or the Commissioner", wherever they occur, the words "or the Collector" shall be substituted;
7. (2) the following proviso shall be added, namely :— " Provided that, if such local area is a Scheduled Area, the State Government or, as the case may be, the Collector, shall consult the Panchayat before issuing a notification under this section." Amendment 2014-4. Amendment of section 7A of XLIII of In section 7A of the principal Act, to sub-section (1), the following proviso shall be added, namely :— " Provided that, if such notified area is a Scheduled Area, the State Government or any officer of the State Government or, as the case may be, any local authority, duly authorized by the State Government, shall consult the Panchayat before issuing a notification under this sub-section."