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The Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1939, and The Patiala Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 2004 B.K., are here by repealed: Provided that such repeal shall not affect- (a) the previous operation of any Act so repealed or any-thing duly done or suffered thereunder ; or (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired or incurred under any Act so repealed; or (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any Act so repealed; or (d) any investigation, legal proceedings or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty forfeiture or punishment as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; Repeal and Savings. The Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets [Punjab Act] Act, 1961 and any such invesigation, 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imposed, as if this Act had not been passed : Provided futher that anything done or any action taken under the Acts so repealed shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act, and shall continue to be in force accordingly, unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act : Provided futher that the State Marketing Board constituted under the Patiala Agricultural Produce Markets act, 2004 B.K. and functioning immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall, till a Board is established and constituted under section 3, be deemed to be the State Agricultural Marketing Board for the purposes of this Act and all employees in the service of the State Marketing Board immediately before such commencement shall be deemed to be the employees of the State Agricultural Marketing Board and their emoluments and other conditions of service shall not be varied to their disadvantage : Povided further that the Market Committees functioning immediately bofore the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be constituted for the first time under sub-section (4) of section 12 and their members including the Chairman and Vice- Chairman shall hold office until new Committees set up under this Act are notified 1[* * * *]. 2[Notwithstanding anything contained in any law, judgement, decree or order of any court, any fee levied, imposed, assessed or collected from a licencee under section 23 of the principal Act and the rules made thereunder on the agricultural produce bought or sold or brought for processing by him in any notified market area shall be deemed to have been validly levied, imposed, assessed or collected and such levy, imposition, assessment or collectiion shall not be called in question in any court and accordingly- (a) no suit or other legal proceedings shall be maintained or continued in any court for the refund of the whole or any part of the fee so levied, imposed, assessed or collected; and (b) no court shall enforce any decree or order directing the refund of the whole or any part of the fee so levied, imposed, assessed or collected.]