Repeal and saving of Punjab Act 46 of 1948

(1) With effect from the date of coming into force of this Act, the Punjab General Sales Tax Act, 1948 (Punjab Act. 46 of 1948), shall stand repealed. (2) The repealing of the Act under sub-section (1) shall not, – (a) revive anything not in force or existing at the time when the repeal takes effect; or (b) affect the previous operation of the repealed Act or anything done or suffered thereunder; or (c) affect any obligation, or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the repealed Act; or (d) affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred or inflicted in respect of any offence or violation committed under the provisions of the repealed Act; or (e) affect any investigation, enquiry, assessment, proceeding, any other legal proceeding or remedy instituted, continued or enforced under the repealed Act,and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment or any proceeding or remedy instituted, continued, or enforced under the repealed Act, shall be deemed to be instituted, continued or enforced under the corresponding provisions of this Act. (3) Notwithstanding such repeal, – (a) the provisions of sections 10A, 10B and 30A of the repealed Act and the rules framed thereunder relating to tax concessions to industrial units and assessment thereof, shall remain in force subject to the exceptions, restrictions and conditions, as may be notified by the State Government from time to time; (b) all rules made and notification issued under the provisions of the repealed Act and/or rules made thereunder and in force on the date of the commencement of this Act, shall remain in force, unless such rules and notifications are superseded in express terms or by necessary implication by the provisions of this Act or the rules made and notifications issued thereunder; (c) any reference to any section of the repealed Act in any rule or notification, shall be deemed to refer to the relevant corresponding section of this Act, until necessary amendments are made in such rule or notification; (d) the limitations provided in this Act, shall apply prospectively, and all events occurred and all issues, which arose prior to the date of commencement of this Act, shall be governed by the limitations provided or the provisions contained in the repealed Act; (e) anything done or any action taken under the Act so repealed (including any notification, order, notice issued, application made, or permission granted), which is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act as if, this Act was in force at the time when such thing was done, or action was taken, and shall continue to be in force, unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act; (f) any reference to any provisions of the repealed Act by this Act to an officer, authority or Tribunal shall, for the purposes of carrying into effect the provisions contained in this section, be construed as reference to the corresponding officer, authority or Tribunal, appointed or constituted by or under this Act; and if any question arises as to who such corresponding officer, authority or Tribunal is, then the matter shall be referred to the State Government and the decision of the State Government thereon shall be final; and (g) if any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this section, the State Government may, by general or special order published in the Official Gazette, do anything not inconsistent with such provisions which appears to it to be necessary or expedient, keeping in view the context of the subject matter.