Notwithstanding anything in any law or any judgment, decree or order of any court-
(a) the Orissa Essential Articles Control and Requisitioning (Temporary 8 Powers) Act, 1950 shall be deemed to have been validly amended and continued in force by the Orissa Essential Articles Control and Requisitioning (Temporary Powers) (Amendment) Act, 1952 and the Orisse Essential Articles Control and Requisitioning (Temporary Powers) (Amendment) Ordinance, 1955 ; and
(b) for the removal of doubts it is hereby declared that all rules, orders or appointments made, licences or permits granted, things done and directions issued or purporting to have been so made, granted, done or issued under the aforesaid enactments shall be deemed to have been validiy made, granted, issued and done under this Act, and to have continued in force as fully and effectively as if this Act had been in force on the dates on which the said rules, orders, appointments, licences, permits, things and directions were made, granted, done or issued :
Provided that nothing contained in this Act shall render any person liable to any punishment or penalty whatsoever by reason of anything done or omitted to be done by him between the 1st day of January 1953 and the date of commencement of this Act.
THE SCHEDULE [See Section 2 (a) ]
(i) Manures other than chemical fertilisers ;
(ii) Hides and skins ;
(iii) Kendu leaves ;
(iv) Petal Garud ; and
(v) Horns and Bones.