S.1 Short title and commencement

       (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Act, 1994.
       (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 24th day of May, 1994.

S.2 Extension and amendments of Punjab Act 42 of 1976

       (1) The Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 is hereby extended to, and shall be in force in, the Union territory of Chandigarh.
       (2) With effect from the commencement of this Act,--
       (a) the references, in the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976, to State, authorities, or City mentioned in column 1 of Part I of the Schedule annexed to this Act shall be construed as if references therein to State, authorities, or City respectively mentioned or referred to opposite thereto in column 2 of that Part;
       (b) the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 shall be amended as specified in Part II of the Schedule.

S.3 Repeal of Punjab Act III of 1911 and savings

       (1) The Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 insofar as it applies to the Union territory of Chandigarh or any part thereof shall stand repealed on the coming into force of this Act:
       Provided that the repeal shall not affect--
       (a) the previous operation of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 so repealed or anything duly done or suffered thereunder, or
       (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the said Act so repealed, or
       (c) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation or liability as aforesaid,
       and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced as if this Act had not been passed:

S.4 Transitory provision

       Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Central Gov­ernment may, if necessary, appoint a person to be called the Special Officer, to exercise the powers and discharge the functions of the Municipal Cor­poration of Chandigarh until the day on which the first meeting of the Corporation is held after the commencement of this Act.

S.5 Repeal of Ordinance 7 of 1994 and saving

       (1) The Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Ordinance, 1994 is hereby repealed.
       (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the Ordinance so repealed shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.

Sch.1 THE SCHEDULE

       THE SCHEDULE
       (See section 2)
       THE PUNJAB MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1976
       (PUNJAB ACT 42 OF 1976)
       PART I
       References
       Constructions
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       2
       1.
       Punjab State
       Union territory of Chandigarh
       2.
       State of Punjab
       3.
       Whole of Punjab State
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