48. Repeal and savings:(1) The Lahore Water and Sewerage Authority Act, 1975, is hereby repealed.

(2)  On the establishment of the Authority under this Act, the Town Improvement Act, 1922, shall cease to apply to the Area and all schemes, projects, or works started under the said Act but not completed, shall be taken over by the Authority and executed under the provisions of this Act.

(3) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Lahore Water and Sewerage Authority Act, 1975 and the fact of the Town Improvement Act, 1922, ceasing to apply to the Area–

(i)  all rules, regulations and orders made, notifications issued, land acquired, schemes prepared or executed, rates and fees imposed, penalties or other charges levied, contracts entered into, suits instituted by or against Lahore Water and Sewerage Authority or the Lahore Improvement Trust or any other right accrued, or liability incurred or action taken or proceedings initiated, shall so far as they are consistent with the provisions of this Act continue in force and be deemed to have been made, imposed, levied, entered into, instituted, prepared, executed, accrued or incurred, taken and initiated under this Act;

(ii)  the provisions of sections 45, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 and 65 of the Town Improvement Act, 1922, shall continue to apply in so far as the acquisitions made under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, are concerned and shall be deemed to have always applied.