(1) On the commencement of this Act, the Arrete dated 29th June 1918, and the Royal Ordinance dated 30th September 1827 (hereinafter called the corresponding laws) shall stand repealed.
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(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall affect,---
(a) the previous operation of the corresponding laws so repealed or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; or
(b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the corresponding laws so repealed; or
(c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against the corresponding laws so repealed; or
(d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid, and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if this Act had not been passed.
_______ STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS ACT 10 of 1972 The Religious Institutions of this Union territory are governed by the arrete dated 29th June 1918 of then French Administration. As it stand, it is sketchy pace of legislation which does not cast definite responsibilities on the trustees nor empowers the Government to take adequate action. To effectively supervise the affairs of the Religious institution, new provisions to meet the difficulties arising on the subject are felt necessary.
The present Bill seeks to achieve the above object.
STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS ACT 13 OF 1973 The Puducherry Hindu Religious Institutions Act, 1972, replaced the old Decret on the subject. The said Act does not contain any provision for the appointment of Scheduled Castes to the Boards of Trustees to be constituted under the Act. There have been persistent requests for giving due representation to the Scheduled Castes in the Boards of Trustees. To keep pace with the changing conditions, it is felt necessary to make provisions for the appointment of a person belonging to the Scheduled Castes as a member of the Boards of Trustees.
Opportunity has been taken to include certain provisions in the Act to effectively supervise the affairs of the Hindu Religious institutions.
The Bill seeks to achieve the above objects.
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