The Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Act, 1994

(1) This Act may be called the Punjab Municipal CorporationLaw (Extension to Chandigarh) Act, 1994. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 24th day of May, 1994.

(1) The Punjab Municipal CorporationAct, 1976 is hereby extended to, and shall be in force in, the Union territory of Chandigarh. (2) With effect from the commencement of this Act,-- (a) the references, in the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 (Pun. Act 42 of 1976), to State,authorities, or City mentioned in column 1 of Part I of the Schedule annexed to this Act shall beconstrued as if references therein to State, authorities, or City respectively mentioned or referred toopposite thereto in column 2 of that Part; (b) the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 (Pun. Act 42 of 1976) shall be amended asspecified in Part II of the Schedule.

(1) The Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 in so far asit applies to the Union territory of Chandigarh or any part thereof shall stand repealed on the coming intoforce of this Act: Provided that the repeal shall not affect-- (a) the previous operation of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 (Pun. Act III of 1911) so repealedor anything duly done or suffered thereunder, or (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the said Act sorepealed, or (c) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege,obligation or liability as aforesaid, and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced as if thisAct had not been passed: Provided further that, subject to the preceding proviso, anything done or any action taken (includingany appointment or delegation made, notification, instruction or direction issued, form or bye-law framed,certificate obtained, permit or licence granted or registration effected) under such Act shall be deemed tohave been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of the Act now extended to that Unionterritory, and shall continue to be in force accordingly unless and until superseded by anything done orany action taken under the said Act. (2) In every law or notification passed or issued before the commencement of this Act in whichreference is made to or to any Chapter or section or provision of the said Act hereby repealed, suchreferences shall, so far as may be practicable, be taken to be made to the said Act or, their correspondingChapter or section.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Central Governmentmay, if necessary, appoint a person to be called the Special Officer, to exercise the powers and dischargethe functions of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh until the day on which the first meeting of theCorporation is held after the commencement of this Act.

(1) The Punjab Municipal Corporation Law(Extension to Chandigarh) Ordinance, 1994 is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the Ordinance so repealedshall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.