Extension of principal Act to transferred territory, repeal and savings.

(1) The principal Act as in force immediately before the date of the publication of this Act in the State of Tamil Nadu except in the transferred territory and as amended by this Act is hereby extended to, and shall be in force in, the transferred territory. (2) If, immediately before the date of the publication of this Act, there is in force in the transferred territory any law corresponding to the principal Act such corresponding law shall stand repealed on such date. (3) The repeal by sub-section (2) of any law corresponding to the principal Act in force in the transferred territory immediately before the date of the publication of this Act shall not affect- (a) the previous operation of any such law or anything duly done or suffered thereunder ; or (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any such law ; or (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any such law ; or (d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid ; and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if this Act had not been passed. (4) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), anything done or any action taken, including any appointment or delegation made, notification, order, instruction or direction issued, rule, regulation or form framed, certificate granted or registration effected under any such corresponding law shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provision of the principal Act and shall continue in force accordingly, unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under the principal Act. (5) For the purpose of facilitating the application of the principal Act in the transferred territory, any court or other authority may construe the principal Act with such alteration not affecting the substance as may be necessary or proper to adapt it to the matter before the court or other authority. (6) Any reference in the principal Act to a law which is not in force in the transferred territory shall, in relation to those territories, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in those territories. (7) Any reference in any law which continues to be in force in the transferred territory after the date of the publication of this Act to any law repealed by sub-section (2) shall, in relation to those territories be construed as a reference to the principal Act. Explanation.-For the purpose of this section, the expression "transferred territory" shall mean the Kanyakumari District and the Shencottah taluk of the Tirunelveli district.