No distress shall be levied for arrears of rent except under the provisions of this Chapter ; and any person, except a bailiff, a Nazir or an officer of the Court, levying or attempting to levy any such distress, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees and with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, in addition to any other liability he may have incurred by his proceedings."

Bar of distresses except under this Chapter and penalty for making illegal distresses No distress shall be levied for arrears of rent except under the provisions of this Chapter; and any person, except a bailiff, a Nazir or an officer of the Court, levying or attempting to levy any such distress, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees and with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, in addition to any other liability he may have incurred by his proceedings. 8. Insertion of new Schedule in Act IX of 1887 After the Second Schedule to the principal Act, the following Schedule shall be inserted, namely:— 9. Repeal and Savings The Hyderabad Small Causes Courts Act, and the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887, as modified and applied to the Saurashtra area by the State of Saurashtra (Application of Central and Bombay Acts) Ordinance, 1948, are hereby repealed: Provided that such repeal shall not affect the previous operation of the Acts so repealed and anything done or any action taken (including the courts established or constituted, limits defined, appointments, rules or orders made, functions assigned, powers granted, amounts deposited, securities given, seals or forms prescribed, jurisdiction defined or vested, notifications or notices issued, restrictions imposed and proceedings instituted before any court or authority) by or under the provisions of any of the Acts so repealed shall, in so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of the principal Act, be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of the principal Act and shall continue in force unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under the principal Act and accordingly all such proceedings pending before any court or authority shall stand transferred, where necessary, to the corresponding court or authority under this Act, and if no court or authority exists or if there be a doubt as to the corresponding court or authority to such court or authority as the State Government may designate, and shall be continued and disposed of before such court or authority in accordance with the provisions of the principal Act.