Savings in respect of Panchayat Police and Adalti Panchayat

(1) All rules, orders, bye-laws, notices or notifications made or issued under the said Act in respect of matters relating to the Panchayat Police and the Adalti Panchayats specified in Clause (e) of the First proviso to Sub-Section (1) of Section 153 shall continue to apply as if made or issued under this Act and may by like instruments made or issued thereunder, be cancelled, altered or modified or as the case may be, made or issued for the first time for any of the said purposes by the corresponding authority or in case of doubt or difficulty by such authority as the State Government may direct. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of Sub-section (1) the provisions thereof shall in particular apply in respect of rules, orders, bye-laws, notices or notifications in respect of the following matters, relating to the Panchayat Police and the Adalti Panchayat, namely : (a) constitution, establishment, funds and expenses in relation to the Panchayat Police or Adalti Panchayat; (b) meetings and conduct of business of Adalti Panchayats procedure for the conduct of elections of members thereof and filling up of vacancies therein; (c) fees including Court-fees leviable by or in relation to any instrument, proceeding or matters before the Adalti Panchayats; (d) Procedure for execution of decrees, orders, sentences passed by Adalti Panchayats and for issue, service and execution of processes thereof; (e) appropriation to the Grama Funds or fees paid to Adalti Panchayats; and (f) any matter ancillary or incidental to matters covered by the foregoing clauses. (3) All fines realised in cases tried by the Adalti Panchayats shall be credited to and all expenses thereof and of the Panchayats Police be charged to the Grama Funds; provided that in case of the Adalti Panchayat the expenses shall be charged to the Grama Fund of each Grama Sasan within the circle in equal shares. (4) All members of the Adalti Panchayat shall be deemed to be Public Servants within the meaning of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860); the provisions of the Judicial Officers' Protection Act, 1850 (18 of 1850) shall apply to them; and they shall be subject to the provisions relating to disqualification as provided in this Act in respect of the members of a Grama Panchayat. (5) The President of the Adalti Panchayat may resign his Office by writing under his hand addressed to the Collector, who within fifteen days of the receipt thereof shall nominate one of the Panchayats to carry on the duties of the President till a new President is elected and upon such nomination being made the President shall be deemed to have vacated Office. (6) Members of the Orissa State Legislative Assembly and such other Officers as may be nominated by the State Government shall be visitors, ex officio, of an Adalti Panchayat. (7) Every Police Officer shall assist the members and servants of the Adalti Panchayats in exercise of their lawful authority. (8) Civil Judge (Junior Division) with reference to an Adalti Panchayat shall mean the Civil Judge (Junior Division) having local jurisdiction in the area in respect of which such Adalti Panchayat is constituted.