The Lepers (Bombay Unification) Act, 1959

(1) This Act may be called the Lepers (Bombay Unification) Act, 1959. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Bombay. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

(1) On the commencement of this Act, the Lepers Act, 1898, in its application to the Bombay area of the State of Bombay, the Prince of Wales and Lady Hardinge Lepers Home (Bombay) Act, 1928, and the Hyderabad Lepers Act, 1354F, shall stand repealed: Provided that the repeal of the Acts aforesaid shall not affect— (a) the previous operation of any Act so repealed, or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any Act so repealed; (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any Act so repealed; (d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as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. (2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Acts aforesaid— (a) any leper asylum or other place, by whatever name called, established or deemed to be established under the Acts so repealed and subsisting immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to be a leper asylum established under the Lepers Act, 1898, as applicable to the whole of the State of Bombay; (b) any person appointed as an inspector or a superintendent under the Acts so repealed and holding office immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be an inspector or a superintendent appointed under the Lepers Act, 1898; (c) any rules made under the Acts so repealed and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall, so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, continue in force until superseded by rules made under the Lepers Act, 1898.