Section 5:
Repeals and savings.
If immediately before the commencement of this Act, there is in force
in any territory to which the principal Act is now extended any law corresponding, to the principal
Act, that law shall, save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, stand repealed on
such commencement:
Provided that the repeal shall not affect--
(a) the previous operation of any law so repealed or anything duly done or suffered
thereunder,
(b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any law so
repealed,
(c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against
any law so repealed, or
(d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege,
obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid,and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and
any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if this Act had not been passed:
Provided further that, subject to the proceeding proviso, anything done or any action taken under
any such law shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provision of the
principal Act, and shall continue to be in force accordingly unless and until superseded by anything
done or any action taken under the principal Act.