24Repeals and savings

(1) The Requisitioned Land (Continuance of Powers) Act, 1947 (17 of 1947), the Delhi Premises (Requisition and Eviction) Act, 1947 (49 of 1947), and the Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Ordinance, 1952 (3 of 1952), are hereby repealed.

(2) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that any property which immediately before such repeal was subject to requisition under the provisions of either of the said Acts or the said Ordinance shall, on the commencement of this Act, be deemed to be property requisitioned under section 3 of this Act, and all the provisions of this Act shall apply accordingly:

Provided that--

(a) all agreements and awards for the payment of compensation in respect of any such property for any period of requisition before the commencement of this Act and in force immediately before such commencement, shall continue to be in force and shall apply to the payment of compensation in respect of that property for any period of requisition after such commencement;

(b) anything done or any action taken (including any orders, notifications or rules made or issued) in exercise of the powers conferred by or under either of the said Acts or the said Ordinance shall, in so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been done or taken in the exercise of the powers conferred by or under this Act as if this Act was in force on the day in which such thing was done or action was taken.