(1) The Indian Ports Act, 1908 (15 of 1908) is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal,---
(a) any notification, rule, regulation, bye-law, order or exemption made, issued or granted under the Act so repealed shall have effect as if it had been made, issued or granted under the provisions of this Act, till new notification, rule, regulation, bye-law, order or exemption is made, issued or granted under this Act;
(b) any office established or created, officer or person appointed and any body constituted under the Act so repealed shall continue and shall be deemed to have been established, created, appointed or constituted under this Act;
(c) any document referring to the Act so repealed shall be construed as referring to this Act or to the provision of this Act;
(d) any fine or penalty levied under the Act so repealed may be recovered as if it had been levied under this Act;
(e) any offence committed under the Act so repealed may be prosecuted and punished as if it had been committed under this Act;
(f) any proceeding pending before any court under the Act so repealed may be tried or disposed of under the corresponding provisions of this Act;
(g) any inspection, investigation or inquiry ordered to be done under the provisions of the Act so repealed shall continue to be proceeded with as if such inspection, investigation or inquiry is ordered to be done under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
(3) The mention of particular matters in this section shall not be held to prejudice or affect the general application of section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), with regard to the effect of repeals.