State Act

Jharkhand Panchayat Raj Act, 2001_English

Section 163 Removal of difficulties:- If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government may, by order published in the official Gazette, as the occasion may require, do anything which appears to it to be necessary to remove the difficulty. The Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 (Bihar Act 7 of 1948), the Bihar Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad Act, 1961 (Bihar Act 6 of 1962) and the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 1993, are hereby repealed. Provided that such repeal shall not affect - (1) The previous operations of the said enactments or any thing duly done or suffered thereunder ; or. (2) Any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the said enactments; or (3) Any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against the said enactments; or (4) Any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of such right, privilege, obligation, liability, forfeiture or punishment as afore said and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy that might have been instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment that might have been imposed, as if this Act has not been passed; (5) Not withstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken in exercise of any power conferred by or under the said Acts, shall be deemed to have been done or taken in exercise of the powers conferred by or under this Act, as if this Act were in force on the day on which such thing or action was done or taken.