ACT NO. 31 OF 1960

[9th September, 1960.]

An Act to provide for the repeal of the municipal law in force in the Union territory of Tripura.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Eleventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

Short title.—This Act may be called the Tripura Municipal Law (Repeal) Act, 1960.
Repeal of Tripura State Municipal Act.—On and from the date on which the Bengal Municipal

Act, 1932 (Bengal Act XV of 1932), is extended by notification under section 2 of the Union Territories

(Laws) Act, 1950 (30 of 1950), to the Union territory of Tripura, the Tripura State Municipal

Act, 1349 T.E. (2 of 1349 T.E.), shall stand repealed.

Savings.—(1) The repeal of the Tripura State Municipal Act, 1349 T.E. (2 of 1349 T.E.), by

section 2 shall not affect—

(a) the previous operation of that Act or anything duly done or suffered thereunder,

(b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under that Act,

that Act, 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such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if that Act had not been repealed.

(2) Subject to the provisions contained in sub-section (1), anything done or any action

taken (including any municipality constituted, appointment or delegation made, notification,

instruction or direction issued, from, bye-law or scheme framed, certificate obtained, permit or licence

granted or registration effected, or order of supersession issued) under the Act repealed by section 2

shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provision of the Bengal Municipal

Act, 1932 (Bengal Act XV of 1932) extended by notification as provided in that section to the Union

territory of Tripura, and shall continue to be in force accordingly unless and until superseded by anything

done or any action taken under the Act so extended.

(3) Notwithstanding the repeal by section 2 of the Tripura State Municipal

Act, 1349 (2 of 1349 T.E.), the Chief Commissioner may, with the approval of the Central

Government, direct, by notification in the Tripura Gazette, whether prospectively or retrospectively,

that any of the taxes leviable under the repealed Act shall continue to be levied for such time and under

such conditions as may be specified in the notification, and on the issue of any such notification, the

provisions of the repealed Act, in so far as they relate to the assessment, levy, collection and recovery of

such tax and to matters incidental thereto, shall apply in relation to the tax so continued as if the said

provisions had not been repealed.