Pondicherry (Extension of Laws) Act, 1968
No: 26 Dated: May, 24 1968
THE PONDICHERRY (EXTENSION OF LAWS) ACT, 1968
ACT NO. 26 OF 1968
An Act to extend certain Central Acts to the Union territory of Pondicherry.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Nineteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
1. Short title.—This Act may be called the Pondicherry (Extension of Laws) Act, 1968.
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “Act” means an Act or the Ordinance specified in the Schedule;
(b) “Administrator” means the administrator of Pondicherry appointed by the President under article 239 of the Constitution;
(c) “Pondicherry” means the Union territory of Pondicherry.
3. Extension with amendments of certain laws to Pondicherry and their commencement therein.—(1) The Acts specified in Part I of the Schedule as they are generally in force in the territories to which they extend and the Acts specified in Part II of the Schedule as they were in force on the 1st day of August, 1966, in the State or Union territory mentioned there against shall extend to Pondicherry, subject to the modifications, if any, specified in the Schedule.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), or in the relevant provision, if any, of each such Act for the commencement thereof, the provisions of each such Act shall come into force in Pondicherry on such date as the Administrator may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint:
Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of any Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of the Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.
4. Repeal and saving.—(1) Any law in force in Pondicherry or any area thereof corresponding to any Act referred to in sub-section (1) of section 3 or any part thereof (except in so far as such law continues to be applicable to Renoncants) shall stand repealed as from the coming into force of such Act in Pondicherry.
(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall effect—
(a) the previous operation of any law so repealed or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; or
(b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any law so repealed; or
(c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any law so repealed; or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 has not been passed:
Provided that anything done or any action taken (including any appointment or delegation made, notification, instruction or direction issued, form, bye-law or scheme framed, certificate obtained, permit or licene granted, or registration effected) under any such law, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provision of the Act extended to Pondicherry by this Act and shall continue to be in force accordingly unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under the said Act.
5. Extension of rules, orders, etc., under certain laws.—All rules, notifications, orders, regulations and bye-laws made or issued by the Central Government under the provisions of any Act generally for the territories to which such Act extends shall, as from the commencement of the provisions of such Act in Pondicherry, extend to, and come into force in, Pondicherry.