63. [Amendment of certain Articles].—Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 2001
(30 of 2001), s. 2 and the First Schedule (w.e.f. 3-9-2001).
64. [Amendment of Act 37 of 1956].—Rep. by s. 2 and the First Schedule, ibid. (w.e.f. 3-9-2001).
65. [Amendment of Act 20 of 1963].—Rep. by s. 2 and the First Schedule, ibid. (w.e.f. 3-9-2001).
66. Territorial extent of laws.—The provisions of Part II shall not be deemed to have effected any
change in the territories to which any law in force immediately before the appointed day extends or
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applies, and the territorial references in any such law to the existing Union territory shall, until otherwise
provided by a competent Legislature or other competent authority, be construed as meaning the territories
within the existing Union territory before the appointed day.
67. Power to adapt laws.—For the purpose of facilitating the application in relation to the State of
Goa or the Union territory of Daman and Diu of any law made before the appointed day, the appropriate
Government may, within two years from that day, by order, make such adaptations and modifications of
the law, whether by way of repeal or amendment, as may be necessary or expedient, and thereupon every
such law shall have effect subject to the adaptations and modifications so made until altered, repealed or
amended by a competent Legislature or other competent authority.
Explanation.— In this section, the expression “appropriate Government” means, as respects any law
relating to a matter enumerated in the Union List in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution, the Central
Government, and as respects any other law,
(i) in its application to the State of Goa, the State Government, and
(ii) in its application to the Union territory of Daman and Diu, the Central Government.
68. Power to construe laws.—Notwithstanding that no provision or insufficient provision has been
made under section 67 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 Goa, or the Union territory of Daman and Diu construe the law in such manner not
affecting the substance as may be necessary or proper in regard to the matter before the court, tribunal or
authority, as the case may be.
69. Provisions as to continuance of courts, etc.—All courts and tribunals and all authorities
discharging lawful functions throughout the existing Union territory or any part thereof immediately
before the appointed day shall unless their continuance is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or
until other provision is made by a competent Legislature or other competent authority, continue to
exercise their respective functions.
70. Effect of provisions of Act inconsistent with other laws.—The provisions of this Act shall have
effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law.
71. Power to remove difficulties.—(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of
this Act, the President may, by order, do anything not inconsistent with such provisions which appears
to him to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulty:
Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of three years from the appointed day.
(2) Every order made under this section shall be laid before each House of Parliament.
72. Power to make rules.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules to give
effect to the provisions of this Act.
(2) Every rule made under this section 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 both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule 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.
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[THE FIRST SCHEDULE].—Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 2001
(30 of 2001), s. 2 and the First Schedule (w.e.f. 3-9-2001).
[THE SECOND SCHEDULE].—Rep. by s. 2 and the First Schedule, ibid. (w.e.f. 3-9-2001)