19. Power to remove difficulties.— (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this
Act, the Central Government may, within a period of five years from the date of commencement of
this Act, by order not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, remove the difficulty.
(2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid before each
House of Parliament.
20. Laying.—Every rule and order made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made,
before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be
comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session
immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any
modification in the rule or order, or both Houses agree that the rule or order should not be made, the rule or
order shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so,
however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything
previously done under that rule or order.
21. Repeal and saving.—(1) The Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election
Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991 (11 of 1991) is hereby repealed.
(2) Anything done or any action taken or purported to have been done or taken under the Act hereby
repealed shall, insofar as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been done
or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
(3) The mention of particular matters in sub-section (2) shall not be held to prejudice or affect the
general application of section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897) with regard to the effect of
repeal.