Transitional provisions

(1) On the appointed day, all institutions affiliated and admitted to the privileges of the Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education or Andhra Pradesh Board of Secondary Education or the Kerala Board of Secondary Education before the appointed day as the case may be, shall be deemed to be affiliated and admitted to the privileges of the Puducherry Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education established under this Act, save in so far as such affiliation or privileges may be withdrawn, restricted or modified by or under the provisions of this Act. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) above in particular and in this Act in general, any student prosecuting studies in the higher secondary education stage, and who immediately before the admission of such institution imparting such higher secondary education to the privileges of the Puducherry Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education was studying for Higher Secondary Course Certificate of the Tamil Nadu Board of Higher Secondary Education, Intermediate Course Certificate of the Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education and pre-degree Course Certificate of Calicut University, shall be permitted by the Puducherry Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education to complete his course for that certificate, as the case may be and such institutions shall provide for the instructions and examination of such student in accordance with the syllabi of studies of the respective affiliating bodies.