Repeals and savings

(1) The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1951 (Tamil Nadu Act XIX of 1951) (hereinafter in this section referred to as the said Act) is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the said Act by sub-section (1)— (a) all rules made, or deemed to have been made, notifications or certificates issued or deemed to have been issued, orders passed or deemed to have been passed, decisions made or deemed to have been made, proceedings or action taken or deemed to have been taken, schemes settled or deemed to have been settled and things done or deemed to have been done by the Government, the Commissioner, a Deputy Commissioner, an Area Committee or an Assistant Commissioner under the said Act, shall, in so far as they are not inconsistent with this Act, be deemed to have been made, issued, passed, taken, settled or done by the appropriate authority under the corresponding provisions of this Act, and shall have effect accordingly ; (b) (i) if any provision contained in any scheme settled or deemed to have been settled under the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1926 (Tamil Nadu Act II of 1927), including a scheme settled under section 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act V of 1908), and in force immediately before the 30th September 1951 is repugnant to any provision contained in this Act or the rules made thereunder, the latter provision shall prevail, and the former provision shall, to the extent of the repugnancy, be void ; (ii) all powers conferred and all duties imposed by such scheme on any Court or Judge or any other person or body of persons not being a trustee or trustees or an honorary officer or servant of the religious institution or endowment, shall be exercised and discharged by the Commissioner, the Joint Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of this Act; (c) all orders made under section 67 of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1926 (Tamil Nadu Act II of 1927) shall, notwithstanding that they are inconsistent with this Act, continue in force, but any such order may at any time be modified or cancelled by the Joint Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner, as the case may be, if it is an order made under sub-section (1) or sub-section (3) of that section and by the Commissioner if it is an order made under sub-section (4) or sub-section (5) of that section ; and any person aggrieved by any modification or cancellation made by the Joint Commissioner, or the Deputy Commissioner, as the case may be, may prefer an appeal to the Commissioner within such time as may be prescribed. (3) The mention of particular matters in this section shall not be held to prejudice or affect the general application of sections 8 and 18 of the Tamil Nadu General Clauses Act, 1891 (Tamil Nadu Act I of 1891) with regard to the effect of repeals. Minor