(1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint in this behalf, the Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973 (59 of 1973) shall stand repealed and the Central Council of Homoeopathy constituted under section 3 of the said Act shall stand dissolved.
(2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Act referred to in sub-section (1), it shall not affect,--
(a) the previous operation of the Acts so repealed or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; or
(b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the Act so repealed; or
(c) any penalty incurred in respect of any contravention under the Act so repealed; or
(d) any proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty as aforesaid, and any such proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty may be imposed as if that Act had not been repealed.
(3) On the dissolution of the Central Council of Homoeopathy, the person appointed as the Chairman of that Council and every other person appointed as the Member and any officer and other employees of the Council and holding office as such immediately before such dissolution shall vacate their respective offices and such Chairman and other Members shall be entitled to claim compensation not exceeding three months pay and allowances for the premature termination of term of their office or of any contract of service:
Provided that any officer or other employee who has been, immediately before the dissolution of the Central Council of Homoeopathy appointed on deputation basis to the Central Council of Homoeopathy, shall, on such dissolution, stand reverted to their parent cadre, Ministry or Department, as the case may be:
Provided further that any officer, expert, professional or other employee who has been, immediately before the dissolution of the Central Council of Homoeopathy employed on regular basis or on contractual basis by the Council, shall cease to be such officer, expert, professional or other employees of the Central Council and shall be entitled to such compensation for the premature termination of his employment, which shall not be lessthan three months pay and allowances, as may be prescribed.
(4) Notwithstanding the repeal of the aforesaid enactment, any order made, any licence to practice issued, any registration made, any permission to start new medical institution or to start higher course of studies or to increase in the admission capacity granted, any recognition of medical qualifications granted, under the Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973 (59 of 1973) which are in force as on the date of commencement of this Act shall continue to be in force till the date of their expiry for all purposes, as if they had been issued or granted under the provisions of this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder.
[(5) Notwithstanding the expiration of the period for reconstitution of the Central Council under section 3A of the Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973 (59 of 1973), as inserted by the Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Act, 2018 (23 of 2018), all acts done by the Board of Governors constituted under sub-section (4) of that section and all the powers and functions of the Central Council exercised and performed by it under the repealed Act, as amended by the Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 (Ord. 6 of 2021), immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the provisions of this Act and shall continue in force accordingly unless and until superseded by anything done or by any action taken under this Act.]