All rights, liabilities and obligations of the Government of the French Republic or the Municipal Assembly or the Administrative Council in relation to Chandernagore shall, as from the appointed day, be the rights, liabilities and obligations of the Central Government: t
Provided that nothing in this section shall affect the settlement of any financial issue between tho Governments of India and the French Republic arising out of the transfer of the free town of Chiindernagore.
8. Existing lawa to continue.-—Rave as otherwise expressly provided in this Regulation all Inws in force in the free town of Chauderrmgoro immediately beforo the appointed day shall continuo in force until repealed or amended by a competent Legislature or authority.
£BO. I] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 220 !). Existing taxes to continue.—-All taxos, duties, cesses or fees which, immediately before the appointed day, were being lawfully levied in Chandernagore or any part thereof shall continue to be levied and to be applied to the same purposes, until other provision is made by a competent Legislature or authority.