The Punjab Laws (Extension No. 10) Act, 1961

1961 : Pb. Act 8 1 LAWS (EXTENSION NO. 10) TABLE OF CONTENTS - , Sectiom I. Short litle and comrnencernenl. 7. Definitions. 3. Inlerpreration. 4. Extension of cenain laws lo rransl'errcd tenirorics. 5. Conslruclion of certain references. 6, Repeal and savings. 7. Power of couns and other authoriries for purposes offacilihting application of he enacrmenls specified in Schedule I or U or: rules, etc. 8. Power to makc rules. ctc. not 10 be affmted. 9. Power to remove difficulties. Schedulc 1. Schedule 11. Schedule 111. In diaC ode 1961 : Pb. Act 8 ] LAWS (EXTENSION NO. 10) 'THE PUNJAB LAWS (EXTENSION NO. 10) - ACT, 1961. (PUNIAB ACT NO. 8 OF 1961). [Received rlre nsserrr of the Goventor of Pulljab on rJze 24th March, 1961, undfirsr prrblished fhr irfon~~adorr ill rlre Prrnjub Goventrrre~~t Gazette (Extraordit~ary), Legislasive Supplement, of tlze 28th Morclz, 1961.1 to provide for the extension of certain regional laws to the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in the State of Patiala and East Punjab States Union. 1 Ycar 1961 Be i t enacted by the Legislature of the Stale of Punjab in the Twelfth year of thc Republic of Tndia as follows :- 1. ( 1 ) This Act may be called the Punjab Laws (Extension short tirle and No. 10) ACL, 1961. cornmencemcnt. 2 No. 8 (2) I t shall come into forcc at once. 2. In this Act,- Definitions. - (a) "Schedule" means a Schedule appended to chis Act; 3 Shon tille Thc Punjab Laws - (Ex~ension No. 10) Act. 1961 . ( b ) "msferrcd territories" rncans the temrories which, immediately before the f st November, 1956, werc comprised in thestate of Patiara and East Punjah States Union. 4 Wherher repealed or otherwise affecred by Legislation Amcnded by Haryana Adaptation of Laws (Stale and Concurrent Subjects) Order. 1968l 1. For Slalemenl of Objects and Reasons. see Punjab Government Gazerre (Exuaordinary). 1960. page 2050. 2 . See Haryana Government -Gazelre (Exrraordinnry). dared the 191h Oc~ober. 1968. In diaC ode LAWS (EXTENSION NO; 10) 11961 : Pb. Act 8 Interpretation. Extension o f certain laws to transferred , territories. Repeals and savings. 3. The Punjab General Clauses Act, 1898, shall apply for the interpretation Of his A d as i I appLies for the interpre~alion of a Punjab Act. 4. The enactment, as amended from time to time, specified i n ScheduIe 1 and so much of any of the enactments, as amended from time to time, specified in Schedule 11, as extends to the terriLories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in the '[State of Pur~jab] and relates to matters with respect to which the State Legislature has power to make laws For a State and all rules, regulations, notificalions, orders and by -laws made, and all directions or instructions issued, rhereunder which are in force immediately before the commencement of this ~ c t in the said tenitones, are hereby ex tended to, and shall be in force in the transferred territories. 5. In the enactments, or rules. regulations, notifications, orders and by-laws made, and directions or instructions issued, thereunder, as rcferred to in section 4, any reference :- ( I ) to a law which is not in force in the (ransferred territories shall, in relation to such territories, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in such territories, and (2.) to the '[State of Punjab] by whatever form of wards, shall be construed as including ti reference to the wansferred territories. 6. If immediately before thc commencemen1 of this Act, there is-in force i n the transferred territories any law corresponding to my of the enactments or rulcs, regulations, notifications, orders and by- laws made, and directions or instructions issued thereunder, extended 10 those territories by section 4, that law, including the enactments specified in ScheduIe UI, shall on thecornmencement of this Act save as otherwise expressly provided in his Act, stand repealed : Provided that such repeal shall not affect :- (a) the previous operation of any law so repealed or anything duIy done or suffered thereunder ; or I . The words "State o r p u n j a b shall stand unmodified by Haryan;~ Adaptation of Laws Ordcr. 1968. In diaC ode 1961 : Pb. Act 8 1 LAWS (EXTENSLON NO. 10) 13 (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired or incurred under any law so repealed ; or (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respecr of any offence committed against any law so repealed ; or (dl my investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obliga~ion, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid ; and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, conrinued or enforced, and any such penalty. forfeiture or punishment may be imposed. as if this Act had not been passed : Provided further that anything done or any action raken under any law so repealed shall be deemed to have been done or taken under he corresponding provision of thc enaclment cxlended by section 4 lo thc transferred territories and shall continue to be in force accordingly, unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under the enacmen t so exiended. 7. For purposes of facilitating the applicalion in the transferred Powers of territories of any enactment specified in Schedule I or Schedule II or c o w s and of any rule, regulation, notification, order, by-law, direction or other authorities for instruction referred to in section 4, any court or other authority may purparcr construe the s m e with such alterations, not affecting the substance, as faciljtadnn may be necessary or proper to adapt it to the matter bcforc the court or application or other auii~uriLy. ihc cnacrments specified in Schcdule I or II or rules, etc. 8. Nothing contained in this Act shall affect the powcr of the Powcr to make State Government or of any officer or authority, cxercisable under the rules, etc., not enactmenls specified in Schedules I and II, to add to, amend, vary or be affected- rescind the rules, regulations, notifications, orders and by-laws made, and directions or instructions issued as extended by section 4 to the transferred tem tories. 9. If any difficulty arises in giving effect in the transfered Polvcr to ienitorics to the provisions of any enactmenr specified in Schedule I renlove or Schedule 11, the State Government may by order notified in rhe difficulties. Official Gazette, make such provisions or give such directions as appear ro ir to bc necessary or expedient for the removal of the difficulty. In diaC ode I1961 : Pb. Act 8 E m s r o r OF F ~ W J A E Arr (See section 4) Scrial Y w Number of Acl Short 1i1le No - 1 1953 [XLIX of 1953) The Punjab Vaccinarion Acl, 1953 SCHEDULE II (See section 1) Serial. Year Number af A c ~ Short ti~lc N o 1 1897 (111 of 1897) The Epidemic Discases Act, 1897. as amended by Punjab . . ACE No. III of 1944 and No. I of 1947. 2. 1898 (I11 of 1898) Thc Indiqn , . Lepers Acr, 1398. (Sec section 6) Serial No. Year Number of Act Shon title 1 2 3 4 1 1984 (I of 1984) - The Patiala Epidemic Diseases - Act, 1984. 2 1994 (I of 1994) Thc Patiala Vaccination Act, 1994. 3 1994 (m of 1994) The Pa~ials Lepers Act, 1994). . - In diaC ode