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(1) The principal Act as in force immediately Ex!enSiOn of before the date of the publication of this Act in the State glglc!&t of Tamil Nadu except in the transferred territory and as ferre I territoIy, amended by this Act is hereby extended to, and shall be repeal and in force in, the transferred territory. savings. (2) If, immediately before the date of the publication of this Act, there is in force in the transferred territory any law corresponding to the principal Act such corresponding law shall stand repealed on such date. (3) The repeal by sub-section (2) of any law corres- ponding to the principal Act in force in the transferred territory immediately before the date of the publication of this Act shall not affect- (a) the previous operation of any such law or any- thing duly done or suffered thereunder ; or (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any such law ; or (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any such law ; or # * For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Ta~?UNadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, dated the 3rd Aprll 1972, Part IV-Section 3, Page 142. 198 Agriculturists ~elitf (Arnend~n-ltt) [I973 : T.N. Act ( 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 cnforced and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if this Act had not been passed. I (4) Subject to the provisions 'of sub-section (3), any- thing done or any adion taken, including any appointment or delegation made, notification, order, instruction or direction issued, rule, regulation or form framed, certi- ficate granted or registration effected under any such corresponding law shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provision of the principal Act and shall contlnue in force accordingly, unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under 1 he principal Act. 1 (5) For the purpose of facilitating the application of the principal Act in the transferred territory, any court or other authority may construe the principal Act with such alteration not affecting the substance asmay be neces- sary or proper to adapt it to the matter before the court or other authority. (6) Any reference in the principal Act to a law whicb is not in force in the transferred territory shall, in relation to those territories, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in those territories. (7) Any reference in any law which continues to be in force in the transferred territory after the date of the publicatio~l of this Act to any law repealed by sub-section (2) shall, in relation to those territories be construed as a reference to the principal Act. Explanation.-For the purpose of this section, the expression "transferred territory" shall mean the Kanya- kumari District and the Shencottah taluk of the Tim- nelveli district.