The Punjab Laws (Extension No.8) Act, 1960

(1) This Act may be called -the Punjab Laws (Extension No. 8) Act, 1960. (2) It shall come into force at once.

In this Act,- (a) "Schedule" means a Schedule appended lu [his Act; (b) "transferred territories" means the temitorics which, immediately before the 1st November, 195G, we!'e cnn~prised in the State of Patiala and k s t Punjab S tatcs Uninn.

The Punjab General Clauses Aci, !Egg, shall apply for thc Lntrrprc~ation u l lhis Act as il applics Par lhr: irller-PI-etadon of a Punjnb _a_c1.

(1) All rhe enactmenis, as rhc amended from rime to time, specified in Schedule I and so much of any of the enactmenrs, as ame~tded from lime ro li~nr, spccilied in Schedule II as exlends to the territories which, immediately before [he 1st November, 1956, were comprised in the Statc of Punjab and relates lo matters with rcspect to which the State Legislature has power to make laws For a Stare, and all rules, regulations, notifications, orders and by-laws made, and all directions or instruct ifins issued, thereunder, which are in force immediately bcrore the cornrncncement or [his Act in the said rerritories, arc hcreby extended to, and shall be in force in, the transfcrrcd terrj torjcs.

In the cnactmcnts, or mles, regulations, notifications, orders and by-laws made, and direclions or ins~ructions issued, thereunder, as referred to in section 4, any reference- (1) In a law which is not in fnrrr. in the trniisIemed tcrriiories sl~all in ~~clation lo such Ie~~.iro~-ies, bc cnnstrued as a reference tn the corresponding law, if any, in force in such territories ; and (2) to lhc Sure of P~njzb, by ::.hale:.cr Corm of words, sha:! b~ c~iistacd as includiiig as i~fci~iicc to the transferred territories.

Tf immediately belore he commcnccment of rhis Act, there is in force in thc transferred izrritories any law corresponding to any of thc cnactmenn or mles, r-cgulations, notifications; orders and by- laws made, and djrecrions or instruc lions j ssued, thereunder, extended Lo those Lenilories by scoiion LC, LhilL law, including the enachte~ls specified in Schedule III, shall on the commencemen1 of this Act, save as orherwise expressiy provided in tinis Act, stana repcaicd :

Provided that such repeal shall not atfect - (a) the prc~;lo~s qer~tior! cf any !a= s9 repealed cr anything duty done or suffcrcd thereunder ; or (b) any right, priv~lege, obligation or liabilily acquired or accrued or incurred under any Law so r r . ~ c . ~ l e d ; or (c) any penalty, forfeiture or pi~nishment incurred rn respecl of any offence cornmilled iigi~jnst any law so repealed ; or (d) any investigalion, legal proceeding. or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, peniilty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesiiid ; and any such investigation, Icgal proceeding or rcmedy may be instituted. conlinued or enforced, and any such penalty: forfeiture. or punishment may be imposed. as if this Act had not been passed :

Provided further that anything done or any action taken under any laws so repealed shall be deemed to have becn done or taken under the corresponding provisions of the enactments extended by seclion 4 to the transferred territories, and shall continue to be in force accordingly, unless and until superseded by anything done or any action laken under the enactment so extended.

For purposes of facilitaling the applica~ion in the transferred re!-ritories of any cnactmcni specified in ScheduIc 1 or Schedule TI or of any rule, regulation, notification, order, by-law. direction or ins~ruclion r~.f~m~ed rn in x~crinn 4, any cnun nr n!hc!- ggtl)nrI!y r n q r.Srn:!n!e !hp same with such alterations, not affecting the substance, as may be necessary or proper to adapt it to the matter before the court or other authority

Nothing contained in this Act shall affect the power of the Srate Gove.rnment or of any officer or authority, exercrsable under the enactments specified in Schcdulcs 1 and II to add to, mend, v x y or rescind the mles, regulations, notifications, orders and by-laws made, and dircctions or inslructions issued, as extended by section 4 to thc iransfcrred territories.

If any difficulty arises in giving effect in the transferred ten-ito~ies ro the provisions of any enacment specified in Schedule 1 or ScheduIe TI, the State Govern-menl may, by ordcr notified in the Official Gazette, make such provisions or give such dirccrjolls as appear lo il lo be necessary or expedient for the reinoval of rile difficully.

Extension of Punjab Acts (See section 4) Sr. No. 1 Year 2 Number of Act 3 Short title 4 1. 1948 (XXIV of 1948) The East Punjab Enumeration of Dwellings Act, 1948. 2. 1950 (XIX of 1950) The Punjab Local Authorities Census Expenses Contribution Act, 1950.

Extension of Central Acts (See section 4) Sr. No. 1 Year 2 Number of the Act 3 Short title 4 1. 1914 (IX of 1914) The Local Authorities Loans Act, 1914.

Repeal (See section 6) Sr. No. 1 Year 2 Number of the Act 3 Short title 4 1. 2007 Bk. (VIII of 2007 Bk.) The Pepsu Local Authorities Loans Act, 2007 Bk.