Essential Commodities Act, 1955
16. Repeals and Savings.
(1) The following laws are hereby repealed, -
(a) The Essential
Commodities Ordinance, 1955 ( Ord . 1 of 1955);
(b) any other law in
force in any State immediately before the commencement of this Act in so far as
such law controls or authorizes the control of the production, supply and
distribution of, and trade and commerce in, any essential commodity.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, any order
made or deemed to be made by any authority whatsoever, under any law repealed
hereby and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall, in
so far as such order may be made under this Act, be deemed to be made under
this Act and continue in force, and accordingly any appointment made, license
or permit granted or direction issued under any such order and in force
immediately before such commencement shall continue in force until and unless
it is superseded by any appointment made, license or permit granted or
direction issued under this Act.
(3) The provisions of sub-section (2) shall be
without prejudice to the provisions contained in Sec. 6 of the General Clauses
Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), which shall also apply to the repeal of the Ordinance
or other law referred to in sub-section (1) as if such Ordinance or other law
had been an enactment.