(1) The Uttar Pradesh Trade Tax Act, 1948 (U.P. Act No. XV of 1948) (hereinafter in this section referred to as the repealed enactment) is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, -
(a) any notification, rule, regulation, order or notice issued, or any appointment or declaration made, or confiscation made, or any penalty or fine imposed, any forfeiture, cancellation or any other thing done or any action taken under the repealed enactment, and in force immediately before such commencement shall, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been issued, made granted, done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
(b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the repealed Act, shall not be affected and manufacturing units (w.e.f.01.01.2008)enjoying facility of moratorium for payment of tax under section 8(2-A) of the said Act shall be entitled to claim moratorium for payment of tax in accordance with provisions of section 42.
(3) Any officer, authorised by the Commissioner under the repealed enactment, to exercise powers under section 10-B and sub-section (6) of section 13-A thereof, shall be deemed to have been authorised by the Commissioner to exercise such powers under section 56 and sub-section (7) of section 48 respectively.
(4) Any order made or direction issued by the State Government or by the Commissioner under the repealed Act, for carrying out purposes thereof, to the extent the same are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed to have been issued under the provisions of this Act.
(5) Any security or additional security, furnished under the provisions of the repealed Act, shall be deemed valid for the purposes under this Act only upon furnishing an undertaking from the surety to this effect in the prescribed form and manner within thirty days from the date of the commencement of this Act.
Provided that, in appropriate cases, the assessing authority may extend the time for furnishing undertaking from sureties.
(6)The mention of particular matters in this section shall not be held to prejudice or affect general application of section 6 of the Uttar Pradesh General Clauses Act, 1904, with regard to the effect of repeals.