The Tamil Nadu Preservation of Private Forests (Extension to Kanyakumari District) Act, 1979

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PRS or any persons connected with it shall not be in any way responsible for any loss, damage, or distress to any person on account of any action taken or not taken on the basis of this document. The Tamil Nadu Preservation of Private Forests (Extension to Kanyakumari District) Act, 1979 Act 28 of 1979 Keyword(s): Extension Act, Kanyakumari District, The Tamil Nadu Preservation of Private Forests Act, 1949 982 Preservation of private ~1979 : T.N. ~ c t 28 Forests (Extension to Kanyakumari District) TAMIL NADU ACT NO. 28 OF 1979." THE TAMIL NADU PRESERVATION OF PRIVATE FORESTS (EXTENSION TO KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT) ACT, 1979. [Received the assent of the President on the 3rd May 1979, first published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on the 9th May 1979 (Chithirai 26, Chitharthi (2010-Tiruvalluvar Andu)).] - An Act to extend the Tamil Nadu Preservation of Private Forests Act, 1949 to the Kanyakumari district. BR it enacted by the Legislature of the Sfate of Tamil Nai,u in the Thirtieth Year of the Republ~c of India as follows :- Short title 1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Preserva - men- tion of Private Forests (Extension to Kanyakurnari District) Act, 1979. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint. Defiuition. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, "existing law" means any law, Ordinance, Pro clamation, Regulation or Order, By-law or Rule passed or made before the date of commencement cf this Act by Parlia- ment, or by any Legislature, authority or person havmg power to make such a Law, 0. dinance, Proclamation, Regulation, Order, By-law or Rule. Extension of 3. The Tamil Nadu Preservation of Private Forests Nadu Act, 1949 (Tamil Nadu Act XXVII of 1949), as in force $\$;."' immediately before the date of commencement of this Act in the State of Tamil Nadu except the Kanyakumari District, is hereby extended to, and shall be in force in the Kanyakumari district. Repeal of corresponding 4. If, immediately before the date of commencement laws. of this Act, there is in force in the Kanyakumari district any Act, Ordinance, Proclamation, Kegulation, Order, By-law, Rule or other law corresponding to the enactment now extended to the Kanyakumari district, whether such Act, Ordinance, Proclamr.tion, Regulation, Order, By-law, Rule or other law, is in force by virtue of section 119 of the --- - -- - - * For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Tamil Nada Government Gazette Exfraoxdinary, dated the 7th March 1979, Part I V-Section 1, Pages 71-72. I 1979 : T.N. ~ c t 281 ~f esef vation of Prf vate 983 Forests (Extension to Kanyakumari District) States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (Central Act 37 of 1956), or by virtue of any other legislative power, such correspon- ding law shall, on the date of commencement of this Acb stand repealed to the extent to which the corresponding law relates to matters with respect to which the State Legis- lature has power to make laws for the State. 5. (1) The repeal by section 4 of any corresponding Savinm* existing law 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 fine, 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, fine, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid ; and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced and any such fine, penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if this Act had not been passed. (2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (I), any- thing done or any action taken including any appointment or delegation made. notification, order, instruction or direction issued, rule, regulation, form, by-law or schema framed, certificate, permit or licence granted or registration effected, under such corresponding existing law shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the correspond- ing provision of the enactment as now extended to, and in force in, the Kanyakumari Dlstrict and shall continue in force accordingly, unless and until superseded by any- thing done or apy action taken under th:! said enactment. 6. (1) Any reference in the enactment now extended $f:o::.",": to the Kanyakumari District to a law which is not in forcj to laws in the Kanyakumari District shall, in relation to that inforce in District, be construed as a reference to the corresponding the Karin- law, if any, in force in that District. kumat i Dist rkt, ConstructiOB of referenczs t o authorities where new ruthoritles have been constituted. P owers of courts and ether autho- rity for purpCSCS of faciliati- application of laws. I 984 preservation of Private [I979 : T.N. Act 28 Forests (Extension to Kanyakumar i District) (2) Any reference in any existing law which continues to be in force in the Kanyakumari District after the date of commencement of this Act to any law repealed by section 4 shall, in relation to that District, be co~strued as a reference to tbe enactment now extended to the Kanya- kumari District corresponding to the law so repealed. 7. Any reference, by whatever form of words, in any existing law to any authority competent at the date of the passing of that law to exercise any powers or discharge any functions in the Kanyakumari District shall, where a corresponding new authority has been constituted by or under the enactment now extended to the Kanyakumari District have effect as if it were a reference to that new authority. a 8. For the purpose of facilitati g the application in the Kanyakumari District of the enactment now extended to the Kanyakumari District, any court or other authority may construe such enactment with such alterations not affecting the substance as may be necessary or proper to adapt it to the matter before the court or other authority.