Chapter IV Repeal and expiry of enactments

Where a Meghalaya Act, Ordinance or Regulation repeals any enactment, then, unless a different intention appears, the repeal shall not –

1. (a) Revive anything not in force or existing at this time at which the repeal takes effect; or
2. (b) affect the previous operation of any enactment so repealed or anything duly done or suffered there under; or
3. (c) affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability, acquired, accrued or incurred under any enactment so repealed; or
4. (d) affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any enactment so repealed; or
5. (e) affect any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture of 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 the repealing Act had not been passed.

Where a Meghalaya Act, Ordinance or Regulation (not being an Act which is to cease to have effect or to cease to operate on the expiry of a particular period or on the happening of a particular contingency) amends the text of any enactment by the express omission, insertion or substitution of any matter, and any such amending Act is subsequently repealed, then, unless a different intention appears, the repeal shall not affect the continuance of any such amendment was in force at the time of the repeal.

Where a Meghalaya Act, Ordinance or Regulation repeals and re-enacts, with or without modification, any provision of a former enactment, then references in any other enactment to the provision so repealed, shall unless a different intention appears, be constructed as references to the provision so re-enacted.

In any enactment, for the purpose of reviving, either wholly or partially, any enactment wholly or partially repealed, it shall be necessary expressly to state that purpose.

Where an enactment ceases to have an effect or ceases to operate on the expiration of a particular period or on the happening of a particular contingency, then, unless a different intention appears, the expiry shall not affect –

1. (a) the previous operation of, or anything duly done or suffered under the enactment; or
2. (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under that Act; or
3. (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against that Act; or
4. (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 the Act had not expired.