The Central Laws (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 1968

(1) This Act may be called the Central Laws (Extension toJammu and Kashmir) Act, 1968. (2) It shall come into force on such date1as the Central Government may, by notification in theOfficial Gazette, appoint.

(1) The Acts mentioned in the Schedule and allrules, orders and regulations made thereunder are hereby extended to, and shall be in force in the State ofJammu and Kashmir*. (2) With effect from the commencement of this Act, the Acts mentioned in the Schedule shall beamended as specified therein.

Any reference in anyAct mentioned in the Schedule to a law which is not in force in the State of Jammu and Kashmir* shall, inrelation to that State, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in that State.

Anyreference by whatever form of words in any law for the time being in force in the State of Jammu andKashmir* to any authority competent at the date of the passing of that law to exercise any powers ordischarge any functions in that State shall, where a corresponding new authority has been constituted byor under any law now extended to that State, have effect as if it were a reference to the new authority.

If immediately before the commencement of this Act there is in force inthe State of Jammu and Kashmir* any law corresponding to any Act now extended to that State, that lawshall, save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, stand repealed on such commencement: Provided that the repeal shall not affect (a) the previous operation of any law so repealed or anything duly done or suffered thereunder, (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any law sorepealed, (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed againstany law so repealed, or (d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege,obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as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 anysuch 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 (includingany appointment or delegation made, notification, instruction or direction issued, form, bye-law orscheme framed, certificate obtained, permit or licence granted or registration effected) under any such lawshall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of the Act now extendedto that State, and shall continue to be in force accordingly unless and until superseded by anything doneor any action taken under the said Act.