Fire and Emergency Service functioning in the State immediately before the commencement of this Act to be deemed to be Fire and Emergency Service constituted under this Act

Without prejudice to the provisions contained in any other law for the time being in force (1) the Fire and Emergency Service functioning in State before the commencement of this Act (hereafter in this Section referred to as the existing State Fire and Emergency Service') shall, on such commencement, be deemed to be the Fire and Emergency Service constituted under this Act and every member of the existing State Fire and Emergency Service holding the office, shalt be deemed to be appointed and to hold the office, under this Act; (2) all proceedings pending before any Fire Officer of the existing State Fire and Emergency Service, immediately before the commencement of this Act be deemed to be proceedings pending before him in his capacity as the holder of the office to which he is deemed to be appointed under sub-section (1) and shall be dealt with accordingly.