Repeal, etc., and savings

Section 60 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957 deals with repeal, etc., and savings. As from the date of constitution of the Authority,-- (a) the United Provinces Town Improvement Act, 1919 (U.P. The Act came into force on 30 Dec 1957.

(1) As from the date of constitution of the Authority,--

(a) the United Provinces Town Improvement Act, 1919 (U.P. Act VIII of 1919), shall cease to have effect in the ¹[National capital territory of Delhi]; and

(b) the Delhi (Control of Building Operations) Act, 1955 (53 of 1955), shall stand repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (1)--

(a) every officer and other employee serving under the Delhi Improvement Trust or the Delhi Development (Provisional) Authority immediately before the date of the constitution of the Authority shall, on and from such date, be transferred to and become an officer or other employee of the Authority with such designations as the Authority may determine and shall hold office by the same tenure, at the same remuneration and on the same terms and conditions of service as he would have held the same if the Authority had not been constituted, and shall continue to do so unless and until such tenure, remuneration and terms and conditions are duly altered by the Authority:

Provided that any service rendered by any such officer or other employee before the constitution of the Authority shall be deemed to be service rendered under it:

Provided further that the Authority may employ any such officer or other employee in the discharge of such functions under this Act as it may think proper and every such officer or other employee shall discharge those functions accordingly;

(b) anything done or any action taken (including any appointment, delegation, notification, order, scheme, permission, rule, bye-law, regulation or form made, granted or issued) under any of the aforesaid Acts, shall, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, continue in force and be deemed to have been done or taken under the provisions of this Act unless and until it is superseded by anything done or any action taken under the said provisions;

(c) all debts, obligations and liabilities incurred, all contracts entered into and all matters and things engaged to be done by, with or for the Delhi Improvement Trust or the Delhi Development (Provisional) Authority shall be deemed to have been incurred, entered into or engaged to be done by, with or for the Authority;

(d) all properties movable and immovable vested in the Delhi Improvement Trust or the Delhi Development (Provisional) Authority shall vest in the Authority;

(e) all rents, fees and other sums of money due to the Delhi Improvement Trust or the Delhi Development (Provisional) Authority shall be deemed to be due to the Authority;

(f) all suits, prosecutions and other legal proceedings instituted or which might have been instituted by, for or against the Delhi Improvement Trust or the Delhi Development (Provisional) Authority may be continued or instituted by, for or against the Authority.

Section 60, The Delhi Development Act, 1957 (Act 61 of 1957).