The Jammu and Kashmir (Extension of Laws) Act, 1956

(1) This Act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir (Extensionof Laws) Act, 1956. (2) It shall come into force on such date1as the Central Government may, by notification in theOfficial Gazette, appoint.

(1) The Acts and Ordinance mentioned in theSchedule and all rules, orders and regulations made there under are hereby extended to, and shall be inforce, in the State of Jammu and Kashmir*. (2) With effect from the commencement of this Acts the Act and Ordinance mentioned in theSchedule shall be amended as specified therein.

Any reference in anyAct or in the Ordinance mentioned in the Schedule to a law which is not in force in the State of Jammuand Kashmir* shall, in relation to that State, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, inforce 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any Act or Ordinance now extended to thatState, that law shall, save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, stand repealed on suchcommencement: Provided that the repeal shall not affect (a) the previous operation of any law so repealed or anything duly done or suffered hereunder, (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any law sorepealed, (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed againstany law so repealed, or (d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilegeobligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as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 or Ordinancenow extended to that State, and shall continue to be in force accordingly unless and until superseded byanything done or any action taken under the said Act or Ordinance.