(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the provisions of the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1951, as in force in Calcutta immediately before the date of constitution of the Corporation shall, as from that date, mutatis mutandis apply to and come into force in Howrah subject to the modifications and exceptions specified in Schedule B and to the other provisions of this Act :1
Provided that the provisions of sections 6, 9, 19 to 23 and of Chapter IV of the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1951, as in force in Calcutta immediately before the date on which this Act comes into force shall, from such date, mutatis mutandis apply to and come into force in Howrah subject to the modifications and exceptions specified in Schedule B and to the other provisions of this Act:
Provided further that a law coming into force in Calcutta after the date of constitution of the Corporation and repealing, amending or adding to the provisions of the said Calcutta Municipal Act, 1951, shall apply to and come into force in Howrah if so directed by the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette.
Application of the West Bengal Act XXXIII of 1951 to Howrah,
(2) A notification applying to and bringing into force in.
Howrah any law under the second proviso to sub-section (1) may be issued so as to be retrospective to any date not earlier than the date of coming into force of such law in Calcutta and may provide for such modifications or exceptions, as the State Government may think fit, subject to wh,ich such law shall apply to and come into force in Howrah.
7. All rules made by the State Government under the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1951, and in force in Calcutta immediately before the date of constitution of the Corporation shall, as from such date, mutatis mutandis apply to and come into force in Howrah to the extent to which they are not repugnan-c to this Act read with the Calcutta Act:
Provided that the Calcutta Municipal Electoral (Preparation and Publication and Revision and Republication of Electoral Rolls) Rules, 1952 and the Calcutta Corporation (Conduct of Elections of Councillors) Rules, 1952, as in force in Calcutta immediately before the date on which this Act comes into force shall, from such date, mutatis mutandis apply to and come into force in Howrah subject to such modifications and exceptions, if any, as may be specified by the State Government by notification.
Application of rules under West Bengal Act XXXIII of 1951 to Howrah.
The Howrah Municipal Act, 1965.
[West Ben. Act (Chapter IV.—Miscellaneous.—Sections 8-10.)
CHAPTER IV.
Miscellaneous.
8. All laws relating to matters provided for in this Act and in force in Howrah immediately before the date of commencement of the corresponding provisions of this Act read with the Calcutta Act shall, on and from that date, stand repealed:
Provided that any budget passed, assessment made, tax, rate, toll or fee assessed or imposed, permission or sanction granted, license or notice issued, plan approved under any of the laws aforesaid shall, in so far as it is in force immediately before that date and is not inconsistent with the prov!isions of this Act read with the Calcutta Act, be deemed to have been respectively -passed, made, assessed, imposed, granted, issued or approved under this Act read with the Calcutta Act and shall, unless altered, modified, cancelled, suspended, surrendered or withdrawn, as the case may be, under this Act read with the Calcutta Act, remain in force for the period, if any, for which it w as so passed, made, assessed, imposed, granted, issued or approved.