The Punjab Laws (Extension No.9) Act, 1960

(1) This Act may be caiied ihe Punjab i i w s <';ni=lisici~i S;~urii;i:liiid X T - n A 1 tiLn 17U. 7 J n L I 3 t.7YIl.r. commoncement. (2) It sha!! corns intn f c r c z! cnce.

In this Act.- .- .- <a) "schcciuic:! mcans ;I 3chedirle appe~tcieci iu his Act : (b) "'1ransPerred tcni tories" means the teni tories which, immediately hefore the 1st November. 1956: were comprised in the State of Pa~iala and East Punjah Stares Union.

The Punjab General Clnuscs Act, IQ9S, shall apply for the In~clprrratiol~. inlcrpretalion of this Act as it applies for the interprerafion of a Punjab Act.

(1) All the enactments, as the amended from time to time, specified in Schedule I and so much of any of the enactments, as amendcd from time to lime. specified in Schedule II as extends to the territories which, immediate1 before the 1st November, 1956, were co[nprised in rhe State of Purljab and rela~es lo matters wilh respect to whicfi the State Lcgislat~lre has power to make laws fnr a State, and all r~les,~'regulations, notifications, orders and by-laws made, and all dircctions or instructions issued. thereunder, ~ v l ~ i c h are in force irmr.diatc.ly bc.fnrc. thc. cornrnence.nlen1 nf this Act in tllc said territories, are hereby extended lo, and slmI I be j 11 Corcc in, thc transferred reni cories.

In the cnactmcnts, or rules, reguIations, notifications, orders and by- laws mads, and dlreciions or insiructions issiled, ilici~iiiidtr, as reicrred io in seciion 4, my refercrrct: :-- (1) to a law which is not in force in thc transferred territories shall in relation to such territories, be construed as a rcfcrcncc to thc corresponding law, if any, in force in such territories : and (2) to the State of Punjab, by whatever form of words, shall he construed as including as reference to the !ransfc.mcd r ~ ~ t n r i e . 5 .

If immediately before the commencement of this Act there is in force in the tiansferred itiiitoiies any law corresponding to any of the r n r r t m e ~ ? ~ or rules, regulali~ns, n~tif!cations, crders and by-laws made, and directions or i ~ ~ s t r u c ~ i o ~ ~ s issued, thel-eunde[-, extended io those rel~itories by section 4, that iaw, including the cnactmenrs specified in Schedule III, shdl or! ihe c~n~n~cncement of this Aci, szve as crnihsfivise expl-essly pt-ovidzd In 1111s Acr. stand rcpeaied: Provided lhnt such rcpeal shall nut nfect-- (a) rhc previous oper~iion 01' any law so repealcd or anything duly done or suI:fered thereunder ; or (b) any right, pl-ivi lege. obligation or liability acquired or incurred under any law so repealcd ; or (c) any penalty. forfeiture or punishment incurred in rcspcct of ntly offence committed against ally law s; rcpcaled : or (d) any invcsrigarion, legal proceeding or remedy in respect or any such ~-igl~t, p~ivi lege, obligation. liability, penally, forfci turc or punishment as aforesaid- ; and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, conrir~ued or enforced, and any such penalty , forfci turc or punishment may be imposed, as if this Act had not been passcd : Provided further that anything rlnne or anv aclion taken under any laws so repealed shall be deemed to have been done or taken under ihe corresponding prhvi sion of thc enactment exiended by seclion 4 lo the transferred territories, and shall cunlinue io he in force accordingly, unlcss niid uiiiil supzrscded by anything d ~ n e 0 :- any action litken uider rl?c enacimcni so cxiended.

For purposes of facjljtating the application in the transfeerred territories of any enactment specified in Schedule 1 or Schedulc 11 or of any ~ule, regualti on, norification, ~ider, by-law, direction or instruction referred to in section 4, any court or other aulhority may construe rhe same with such alterations, not affecting [he subsra:~ce, as may be .~pp!iecked or prnper to adapt it to [he matter before the court 01. other auh\ority.

Nothing contained in this Act shall affect rhe power of the St.nte Gclvcmment nr of any oft?cer or anthnri ~y. exercisable under the enactments specified in Schcduies I and U to add io, amend, vary or rescind the rules, reguI;~lions, ~ii~rifications, ordcrs and by-laws made. and directions or instructions issucd. as extcnded by section 4 lo the tra!~sfemd tem tories.

If any aifficuiiy arises i r ~ giving effici ii-1 ihe irailsfcrrzd lerriiories to tile prmovisions of any enaclmenl specificd in Schedule I or Schedule 11, ihe Slarc Coverr~~ncnr [nay, by order noriried in Ihl: Officjn! Gazelle, make such provisions nr give such directions as appear ro it to be necessary or expedient for the removal of the difficulty.

SCHEDULE I Extension of Punjab Acts (See section 4) Sr. No. Number of the Act Short title 1. (X of 2000 Bk.) The Punjab Limitation (Custom) Act, 1910. 2. (II of 1920) The Punjab Custom (Power to Contest) Act, 1920. 3. (XXXIX of 1949) The East Punjab Children Act, 1949.

SCHEDULE II Extension of Central Act (See section 4) Sr. No. Year Number of Act Short title 1. 1887 (VII of 1887) The Suits Valuation Act, 1887, as amended by Punjab Acts, No. 1 of 1938 and No. XIII of 1942.