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2 The Act came into force on the 1-1-1950, vide Govt. of M.P. Law Department Notification No. 41772-XXI-A (Dr.), dated 31-12-1958, published in Madhya Pradesh Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 1-1-1959. 3 (g) "Vindhya Pradesh region" means the territories which immediately before the 1st day of November 1956, were comprised in the Part 'C' State of Vindhya Pradesh. Section 3 - Extension and amendment of certain Acts- (1) The Acts specified in Part A of the Schedule and as in force in the Mahakoshal region immediately before the appointed day, are hereby extended to, and shall, as from the appointed day, be in force, in all the other regions of the State. (2) The Acts specified in Part B of the Schedule and as in force in the Madhya Bharat region immediately before the appointed day, are hereby extended to, and shall, as from the appointed day, be in force, in all the other regions of the State. (3) The Acts extended by sub-section (1) and (2) shall, in their application to the whole of Madhya Pradesh, be amended in the manner and to the extent specified in the Schedule. (4) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (3) wherever in the long title, preamble or short title of any of the Acts extended by sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) any of the expressions "Central Provinces" or "Central Provinces and Berar" or "Madhya Bharat" occurs there shall be substituted therefore the expression "Madhya Pradesh". Section 4 - Construction of references to laws not in force in any region- Any reference in any Act specified in the Schedule to a law which is not in force in any region of the State shall, in relation to that region, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in that region. Section 5 - Construction of references of authorities- (1) Any reference in any Act specified in the Schedule to any authority not in existence in any other region of the State shall, in relation to that region, have reference to such authority as the State Government may, by notification, specify as the corresponding authority. (2) Any reference, by whatever form of words, in any law for the time being in force in any region of the State to any authority competent at the date of the passing of that law to exercise any powers or discharge any functions in that region shall, where a corresponding new authority has been constituted by or under any Act now extended to that region, have effect as if it were a reference to that new authority. Section 6 - Repeal and Savings- 4 (1) If immediately before the appointed day, there is in force in any region of the State any law corresponding to any of the Acts now extended to that region, that law shall, save as otherwise expressly provided in the Act stand repealed : Provided that the repeal shall not affect,-- (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 had not been passed : Provided further that, subject to the preceding proviso, anything done or any action taken (including any appointment or delegation made, notification, order, instruction or direction issued, rule, regulation, form, bye-law or scheme framed, certificate obtained, patent, permit or licence granted or registration effected) under any such law shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provision of the Act as now extended to that region, and shall continue to be in force accordingly, unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under the said Act. (2) For avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that nothing in sub-section (1) shall affect the continuance in force of the Madhya Bharat Towns Improvement Act, 1956 (2 of 1956) with respect to the towns of Gwalior, Indore, Ratlam, Ujjain and Neemuch. Section 7 - Power to remove difficulties- (1) If in consequence of anything contained in this Act, any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of any Act specified in the Schedule, the State Government may, by order notified in the Official Gazette, make such provision or give such directions as appear to be necessary for the removal of the difficulty. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, any such notified order may-- 5 (a) specify the corresponding authorities within the meaning of Section 5; (b) provide for the transfer of any matter pending before any court, tribunal or other authority, immediately before the appointed day, to any corresponding court, tribunal or other authority for disposal; (c) specify the areas or circumstances in which, or the extent to which or the conditions subject to which, anything done or any action taken (including any of the matters specified in the second proviso to Section 6) under any law repealed by that section shall be recognised or given effect to under the corresponding provision of the Act as now extended. THE SCHEDULE PART A [See Section 3(1)]