(1) The enactments specified in the Schedule, and any other law corresponding to this Act are hereby repealed:
Provided that subject to the provisions of this Act, the repeal shall not effect,—
(a) the previous operation of any such enactment or law or anything duly done or suffered thereunder;
(b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under such enactment or law;
(c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against such enactment or law;
(d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid; and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted or enforced and any such penalty, forfeiture, or punishment may be imposed as if such enactment or law had not been repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the proviso to sub-section (1) but subject to any notification issued under section 201, anything done or any action taken (including any appointment, or delegation made, land revenue, non-agricultural assessment, fee or cess, settled, fixed or imposed, notification, order, instrument or direction issued, rule or regulation made, certificate obtained or permission granted) under any enactment or law repealed by sub-section (1) shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act and shall continue to be in force accordingly unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act.
[(2A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) or in any enactment or law repealed by sub-section (1) or any other law, in respect of any order made or proceedings disposed of by any officer subordinate to the Divisional Commissioner under any enactment or law, repealed by sub-section (1) or any rule or order made under such enactment or law, no appeal shall lie to the Divisional Commissioner, but an appeal shall lie to the tribunal as if the Tribunal were the appellate Authority under such enactment, law, rule or order, and such appeal shall be disposed of by the Tribunal in accordance with the provisions of such enactment, law, rule or order.]1
(3) Any reference in any enactment or law or in any instrument to any provision of any of the enactment or law repealed by sub-section (1) shall, unless a different intention appears, be construed as a reference to the corresponding provision of this Act.
(4) Any custom, usage or order prevailing in any area of the State, at the time of the commencement of this Act, and having the force of law therein shall, if such custom, usage or order is repugnant to, or inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Act, cease to be operative to the extent of such repugnancy or inconsistency.