18. Repeal of corresponding laws and savings.-

(1) Any law in force in Chandernagore immediately before the appointed day (hereafter in this act referred to as the "corresponding law") which corresponds to any law referred to in section 17, whether such corresponding law in force in Chandernagore by virtue of the Chandernagore (Application of Laws) Order, 1950 or by virtue of is any notification issued under the Chandernagore (Administration) Regulation, 1952 (Reg. I of 1952) or otherwise, shall, as from that day, stand repealed in Chandernagore.

(2) The repeal by sub-section (1) of any corresponding law shall not affect-

(a) the previous operation of any such law; 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

(d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid; and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remady may be instituted, continued, or enforce, and any such penalty, forfeiture, or punishment may be imposed as if this Act had not been passed.

(3) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), anything done or any action taken (including any appointment or delegation made, notification, order, instruction or direction issued, rule, form, by law or scheme framed, certificate, patent, permit, or licence granted, or registration effect), under such corresponding law shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provision of the law as extended to, or inverse, in Chandernagore on and from the appointed day and shall contrive in force accordingly unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under such law.

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