The East Punjab War Awards Act, 1948 (22 of 1948), as in force in the areas added to Himachal Pradesh under section 5 of the Punjab Re-organisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966), and the Himachal Pradesh War Awards Ordinance, 1972 (1 of 1972), are hereby repealed:
Provided that the repeal shall not affect-
(a) the previous operation of any such law so repealed or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; or
(b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any law so repealed ; or
(c) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation or liability as aforesaid;
and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced as if this Act had not been enacted :
Provided further that subject to the preceding proviso, anything done or any action taken under the Act and the Ordinance so repealed, so far as it is consistent with this Act, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
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