Repeal and savings

Subject to the provisions of this Chapter, all laws in force in the Union territory corresponding to the provisions of this Act, including French Decrees, dated the 12th March, 1880, 10th May, 1882, 29th October, 1912 and 17th July, 1936 and the Puducherry Municipal Councils (Elections) Act, 1966, (1 of 1966) shall in so far as they are applicable to the municipalities specified in Schedule II, stand repealed as from the appointed day: The section came into force on the 26th day of January, 1974 vide Extraordinary Gazette No. 11 dated 17th January 1974.

Provided that such repeal shall not affect ---

1. (a) the previous operation of any law so repealed or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; or
2. (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any law so repealed; or
3. (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any law so repealed; or
4. (d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture, or punishment; 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 this Act has not been passed. 506. 1[(1) Special provisions regarding the term of councillors of existing council whose term is due to expire.- Notwithstanding anything contained in any law repealed under section 505 (hereinafter referred to as the repealed law) or in any other law for the time being in force, the term or extended term of office of the councillors or members of any existing council shall expire at 12 noon on such date or dates as the Government may, by notification, appoint in that behalf] 2 [(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Government may, from time to time, by notification, extend the term of office of the councillors or members of any existing council for any period beyond 12 noon of the date appointed by notification under that sub-section but no such extension shall be made so as to have effect after the expiry of 3[(two years and nine months) from the date so appointed]. Explanation. – In this section and in sections 507, 508 and 509, “existing council” means a municipal council (conseil municipal) specified in column 4 of Schedule II and which was functioning immediately before the appointed day. The section 506 in the principal Act came into force on the 21st day of December, 1974 vide Extraordinary Gazette No. 158 dated 17th January 1974. 3. The words “one year” in Regulation 2 of 1975 were substituted by the words “two years” by Regulation 10 of 1976, section 2 w.e.f. 25.6.1976, and later substituted by the words “two years and three months” by Regulation 4 of 1977, section 2, w.e.f. 29-6-1977 and later substituted by words “two years and nine months” by Act 5 of 1977 section 2, w.e.f. of 23.9.1977.

¹ Renumbered by Regulation 2 of 1975, section 2, w.e.f. 28-6-1975.

² Inserted by Regulation 2 of 1975, section 2, w.e.f. 28-6-1975.