Lawgist90Power to construe laws
(1) Notwithstanding that no provision or insufficient provision has been made under section 89 for the adaptation of a law made before the appointed day, any court, tribunal or authority, required or empowered to enforce such law may, for the purpose of facilitating its application in relation to the State of Punjab or Haryana, or to the Union territory of Himachal Pradesh or Chandigarh construe the law in such manner, without affecting the substance, as may be necessary or proper in regard to the matter before the court, tribunal or authority.
(2) Any reference to the High Court of Punjab in any law shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed, on and from the appointed day, as a reference to the High Court of Punjab and Haryana.
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- 86 Amendment of Act 37 of 1956
- 87 Power to extend enactments to Chandigarh
- 88 Territorial extent of laws
- 89 Power to adapt laws
- 90 Power to construe laws
- 91 Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions
- 92 Legal proceedings
- 93 Transfer of pending proceedings
- 94 Right of pleaders to practise in certain cases
- 95 Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws
- 96 Power to remove difficulties
- 97 Power to make rules
