157. Recovery of amounts due as an arrear of and revenue.—Without prejudice to any other
provision of this Act, any amount due to the Government, whether by way of costs, penalty or otherwise,
and any other amount which is ordered to be paid to or recovered by the Government, under this Act shall
be recoverable in the same manner as an arrear of land revenue.
158. Special provision regarding Scheduled Tribes.—No transfer of land by a person who is a
member of the Scheduled Tribes shall be valid unless—
(a) the transfer is to another member of the Scheduled Tribes; or
(b) where the transfer is to a person who is not a member of any such tribe, it is made with the
previous permission in writing of the deputy commissioner; or
(c) the transfer is by way of mortgage to a co-operative society.
159. Jurisdiction of civil courts excluded.—No suit or other proceedings shall, unless otherwise
expressly provided for in this Act or in any other law for the time being in force, lie or be instituted in any
civil court with respect to any matter arising under the provided for by this Act:
Provided that if in a dispute between parties a question of title is involved, a civil suit may be brought
for the adjudication of such question.
160. Act to override contract and other laws.—Save as otherwise provided, the provisions of this
Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained as any other law, custom or
usage or agreement or decree or order of court.
161. Court–fees.—Notwithstanding anything contained in the Court-fees Act, 1870 (7 of 1870) every
application, appeal or other proceeding under this Act shall bear a court-fee stamp of such value as may
be prescribed.
162. Village officers to be public servants.—Every amin and every other village officer appointed
under this Act shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal
Code (45 of 1860).
163. Power to exempt.—With the previous approval of the Government, the Administrator may, by
notification in the Official Gazette exempt any class of lands from all or any of the provision of this Act.
164. General provision as to penalties.—Whoever contravenes any provision of this Act for which
no penalty has been otherwise provided for therein shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five
hundred rupees.
165. Protection of action taken in good faith.—No suit, prosecution or other proceedings shall lie—
(a) against any officer of the Government for anything in good faith done or intended to be done
under this Act;
(b) against the Government for any damage caused or likely to caused or any injury suffered or
likely to be suffered by anything, in good faith, done or intended to be done under this Act.
166. Delegation of powers.—The Administrator may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
delegate to any officer or authority subordinate to him any of the powers conferred on him or on any
officer subordinate to him by this Act, other than the power to make rules, to be exercised subject to such
restrictions and conditions as may be specified in the said notification.
167. Power to remove difficulties.—If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any provision of this
Act, the Government may, as occasion requires, take any action not inconsistent with the provisions of
this Act which may appear to it necessary for the purpose of removing the difficulty.
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168. General power to make rules.—Without prejudice to any power to make rules contained
elsewhere in this Act, the Administrator may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules generally
to carry out the purposes of this Act.
169. Laying of rules before Parliament.—Every rule 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 successive sessions, and if before the expiry of the
session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, both Houses agree in making any
modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rules 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
the rule.
170. Repeal and savings.—(1) On and from the date on which any of the provisions of This Act are
brought into force in any area in the Union territory of Manipur, the enactments specified in the Schedule
or so much thereof as relate to the matters covered by the provisions so brought into force shall stand
repealed in such area.
(2) The repeal of any enactment or part thereof by sub-section (1) shall not affect,—
(a) the previous operation of such enactment or anything duly done or suffered thereunder;
(b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under such enactment;
(c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against
such enactment;
(d) any investigation legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege,
obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid,
and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted or enforced and any such
penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if such enactment or part thereof had not been
repealed.
(3) Subject to the provisions contained in sub-section (2), any appointment, rule, order, notification or
proclamation made or issued, any lease, rent, right or liability granted, fixed, acquired or incurred and any
other thing done or action taken under any of the enactments or parts thereof repealed under
sub-section (1) shall, in so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act brought into force,
be deemed to have been made, issued, granted, fixed, acquired, incurred, done or taken under this Act and
shall continue to be in force until superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act.
(4) Any custom or usage prevailing at the time any of the provisions of this Act are brought into force
in any area in Union territory of Manipur and having the force of law therein shall, if such custom or
usage is repugnant to or inconsistent with such provision, cease to be operative to the extent of such
repugnancy or inconsistency