Provided that no such order shall be made under this section after the expiry of a period of two years, from the commencement of the Act.

Repeal and Saving Repeal and Saving-

1. (1) The Prisons Act, 1894 (9 of 1894), The Prisoners Act, 1900 (3 of 1900) and the Transfer of Prisoners Act, 1950 (29 of 1950) as applicable to the State of Meghalaya, are hereby repealed.
2. (2) Notwithstanding this Act, all the rules, regulations, orders, directions, notifications relating to prisons made under these Acts and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall, except where and in so far as they are inconsistent with or repugnant to the provisions of this Act, continue to be in force until altered, amended or repealed by rules made under this Act.