Repeals and savings.—(/) The following laws are hereby repealed:— — THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955

16. Repeals and savings.—(/) The following laws are hereby repealed:— (a) the Essential Commodities Ordinance, 1955 (1 of 1955); (a) the Essential Commodities Ordinance, 1955 (1 of 1955); (a) the Essential Commodities Ordinance, 1955 (1 of 1955); (a) the Essential Commodities Ordinance, 1955 (1 of 1955); (b) any other law in force in any State immediately before the commencement of this Act in (5) any other law in force in any State immediately before the commencement of this Act in so far as such law controls or authorises the control of the production, supply and distribution of, so far as such law controls or authorises the control of the production, supply and distribution of, and trade and commerce in, any essential commodity. and trade and commerce in, any essential commodity. (b) any other law in force in any State immediately before the commencement of this Act in (5) any other law in force in any State immediately before the commencement of this Act in so far as such law controls or authorises the control of the production, supply and distribution of, so far as such law controls or authorises the control of the production, supply and distribution of, and trade and commerce in, any essential commodity. and trade and commerce in, any essential commodity. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, any order made or deemed to be made by any authority (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, any order made or deemed to be made by any authority whatsoever, under any law repealed hereby and in force immediately before the commencement of whatsoever, under any law repealed hereby and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall, in so far as such order may be made under this Act, be deemed to be made under this this Act, shall, in so far as such order may be made under this Act, be deemed to be made under this Act and continue in force, and accordingly any appointment made, licence or permit granted or Act and continue in force, and accordingly any appointment made, licence or permit granted or direction issued under any such order and in force immediately before such commencement shall direction issued under any such order and in force immediately before such commencement shall continue in force until and unless it is superseded by any appointment made, licence or permit granted continue in force until and unless it is superseded by any appointment made, licence or permit granted or direction issued under this Act. or direction issued under this Act. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, any order made or deemed to be made by any authority (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, any order made or deemed to be made by any authority whatsoever, under any law repealed hereby and in force immediately before the commencement of whatsoever, under any law repealed hereby and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall, in so far as such order may be made under this Act, be deemed to be made under this this Act, shall, in so far as such order may be made under this Act, be deemed to be made under this Act and continue in force, and accordingly any appointment made, licence or permit granted or Act and continue in force, and accordingly any appointment made, licence or permit granted or direction issued under any such order and in force immediately before such commencement shall direction issued under any such order and in force immediately before such commencement shall continue in force until and unless it is superseded by any appointment made, licence or permit granted continue in force until and unless it is superseded by any appointment made, licence or permit granted or direction issued under this Act. or direction issued under this Act. (3) The provision of sub-section (2) shall be without prejudice to the provision contained in (3) The provision of sub-section (2) shall be without prejudice to the provision contained in section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), which shall also apply to the repeal of the

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