Bare ActsThe Bombay Habitual Offenders Act, 1959.

Section 27

Repeal and savings.

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On the commencement of this Act, the following Acts, that is to say,- ( 1 ) the Bombay Habitual Offenders Restriction Act, 1947 (Bom. LI of 1947), ( 2 ) the Hyderabad Habitual Offenders (Restriction and Settlement) Act, 1954 (Hyd. XXII of 1954), and ( 3 ) the Saurashtra Habitual Offenders Restriction Act, 1951 (Sau. XXXI of 1951), shall stand repealed; Provided that such repeal shall not affect- ( a ) the previous operation of any Act so repealed or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any Act so repealed; ( c ) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any Act so repealed; ( d ) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as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action taken (including orders or rules made, notices issued and settlements established or approved) under any Act so repealed shall, in so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act, and shall continue in force accordingly unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act.

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