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All laws in force in the Union territory corresponding to the provisions of this Act shall stand repealed as from the commencement of this Act: Provided that anything done or any action taken, including any notification, instruction or direction issued under the law so repealed, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the provisions of this Act and shall continue to be in force accordingly unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act. ______ 52 STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS FOR ACT NO.8 OF 1967 The survey of Puducherry was done in 1889 and of Karaikal and Mahe in 1912 and 1929. It has been decided to undertake resurvey of the holdings in the Union Territory of Puducherry on the lines of the system obtaining in the State of Madras. The present Bill has been drafted on the lines of the Madras Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923. The Bill gives effect to the above proposal and also provides for preparation of records of tenants and for attaching presumptive evidence value to such records. _______ STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS FOR ACT 28 OF 1970 Chapter-III of the Puducherry Survey and Boundaries Act, 1967 (Act No.8 of 1967) contained provisions for the preparation and publication of the Record of Rights of land-holders, their tenants and others interested in the lands and corrections thereto as a result of claims and objections. The Puducherry Settlement Act, 1970 (Act No.28 of 1970) which was passed by the Legislature subsequently made similar provisions and also deleted sections 15 to 20 in the said Chapter-III. It is necessary to delete clauses (i), (j), and (k) of sub-section (2) of section 28 of the Puducherry Survey and Boundaries Act, 1967 which deals with the rule making power of the Government in regard to the preparation, publication and correction of the Record of Rights. The present bill seeks to achieve this objects. _______