The Union Territories (Laws) Act, 1950

(1) This Act may be called the 1[Union Territories] (Laws)Act, 1950. (2) It shall come into force on the 16th day of April, 1950.

The Central Government may, bynotification in the Official Gazette, extend to 1[the Union territory of Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Manipuror Tripura or to any part of such territory], with such restrictions and modifications as it thinks fit, anyenactment which is in force in a 2[State] at the date of the notification, 3* * *.

(1) The Acts and Ordinancesspecified in the Schedule to the Merged States (Laws) Act, 1949 (59 of 1949), are hereby extended to,and shall be in force in, the States of Tripura and Vindhya Pradesh, as they are generally in force in theterritories to which they extend immediately before the commencement of this Act. (2)1[Subject to the provisions contained in sub-section (2A), the Acts and ordinances referred to insub-section (1)], are hereby extended to, and shall be in force in, the State of Manipur as they aregenerally in force in the territories to which they extend immediately before the commencement ofthis Act: Provided that the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) in its application to the State of Manipur shall haveeffect as if (a) in section 361, for the word "eighteen" the word "fifteen" had been substituted, and (b) in section 375, for the word "sixteen" in clause Fifthly the word "fourteen" had beensubstituted, and for the word "fifteen" in the Exception the word "thirteen" had been substituted. 2[(2A) The Acts specified in Part A of the Schedule to this Act shall not extend to the State ofManipur, and the Acts specified in Part B thereof shall extend to, and be in force in that State only asfrom the date of commencement of the Union Territories (Laws) Amendment Act, 1956 (68 of 1956), andshall with effect from that date, be amended to the manner and to the extent specified in the said Part.] (3) For the purpose of facilities the application in the said States of any such Act or Ordinance asaforeaid any Court or other authority may construe the Act or Ordinance with such alterations notaffecting the substance as may be necessary or proper to adapt it to the matter before the Court or otherauthority. 2[Explanation.For the purposes of this section and section 4, any reference to the State of Manipuror Tripura in relation to any period after the 31st October, 1956, shall be construed as a reference to theUnion territory of Manipur or Tripura as the case may be].

Section 7 of the Delhi Laws Act, 1912 (13 of 1912), the Ajmer Merwara(Extension of Laws) Act, 1947 (52 of 1947), and any law which immediately 1[before the coming intoforce of any Act or Ordinance extended by this Act to any of the States of Manipur, Tripura and VindhyaPradesh is in force in that State and corresponds to the Act or Ordinance as so extended], are herebyrepealed: Provided that the repeal shall not affect (a) the previous operations of any such law, or (b) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed againstany such law; or (c) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such penalty, forfeiture orpunishment, 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, order, instruction or direction issued, rule, regulation,form, bye-law or scheme framed, certificate, patent, permit or licence granted or registration effected,under such law shall be deemed to have been done or taken under section 2 or, as the case may be, underthe corresponding provision of the Act or Ordinance 2[as extended] to the State by section 3, and shallcontinue in force accordingly, unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under thesaid section 2 or, as the case may be, under the said Act or Ordinance.