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Inthis Act, unless the context otherwise requires — Definitions. (a) ‘adult’? means a person, male or female, who has attained the age of 21 years ; (b) ‘building’? means any shop, house, hut, out- house, shed, or stable, whether used for the purpose of human habitation or otherwise and whether of masonry, bricks, wood, mud, thatch, metal or any other material whatever ; and includes a wall and a well ; (c) ‘‘by-laws” means by-laws made by the Panch- x “ayat under this Act ; (d) “common land” means land which is not in the exclusive use of any individual and has by usage, custom or prescription been reserved for the common purposes of village community or has been acquired for such purposes ; (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired) accrued or incurred under the Act so repealed, or (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against the Act so repealed, or (d) any investigation, legal proceedings or remedy in respect of any such right privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as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. (2) Subject to the provisions of the proviso to sub-section (1) anything done or apy action taken (including any appointment or delegation made, notification, order, ins truction or direction issued, rule, regulation, bye-law or form framed), under the Act repealed by sub-section (1) shall, in so far as it Is not inconsistent therewith be deemed to have been done or taken under the correspond ing provision of the princi- pal Act as amended by this Act and shall continue to be in force accordingly, unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under the principal Act as SO amended : Provided that Panchayati Adalats, Class I and Panchayati Adalats, Class IJ, shall cease to function on the date of commencement of this Act.