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Bare Act

The Punjab Law (Extension No.1) Act, 1957

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This Act extends various laws, rules, regulations and orders that were in force under the State of Punjab to newly transferred territories effective from November 1956. It makes hundreds of previously applicable laws valid in these transferred areas without requiring separate re-enactment. Special provisions define how courts must treat references to the old laws in these new territories, protecting established rights while repealing any contradictory laws. The Act also empowers courts and authorities to make necessary alterations to law provisions so they properly apply to the transferred territories without losing their intended substance.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Interpretation.
  4. 4. Extension of certain laws to the transferred territories.
  5. 5. Construction of certain references.
  6. 6. Repeal and savings.
  7. 7. Powers of courts and other authorities for purposes of facilitating application of the enactment specified in Schedule I or II or rules etc.
  8. 8. Power to make rules, etc. not affected.
  9. 9. Power to remove difficulties.
  10. Schedule I. Schedule I
  11. Schedule II. Extension of Central Acts
  12. Schedule III. Repeals

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