Inthe principal Act as amended by this Act, any reference to a law which — Ph. Act TV.) | GRAM PANCHAYAT

23. Inthe principal Act as amended by this Act, any reference to a law which t in force in territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, Were . 23. Inthe principal Act as amended by this Act, any reference to a law which is not in force in territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, Were comprised in the State of Patiala and East Punjab States Union shall, in relation to itories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, Were comprised in the State of Patiala and East Punjab States Union shall, in relation to such comprised in the State of Patiala and East Punjab States Union shall, in relation to such territories, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in such territories. in such territories.

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