Interpretation of laws

In any Act specified in the Schedules notwithstanding anything contained in the General Clauses Act, 1897, and the Punjab General Clauses Act, 1898, -

1. (a) any reference, by whatever form of words, to the Acceding States shall be construed as not including a reference to any of the merged States;
2. (b) any reference, by whatever form of words, to the State of Punjab shall be construed as including a reference to such merged States which are now administered together with that State.