174. Repeal and Savings :

(1) Save as otherwise provided in this Ordinance on and from the date of commencement of this Ordinance,—

(i) the Kerala Value Added Tax Act, 2003 (30 of 2004) except in respect of goods included in entry 54 of the State List of the Seventh schedule to the Constitution including the Goods to which the Kerala General Sales Tax Act, 1963 (15 of 1963) is applicable as per the provisions of Kerala Value Added Tax Act, 2003 (30 of 2004);

(ii) the Kerala Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 1994 ; (15 of 1994)

(iii) the Kerala Tax on Luxuries Act, 1976 (32 of 1976); (iv) the Kerala Tax on Paper Lotteries Act, 2005 (20 of 2005) (hereinafter referred to as the repealed Acts) are hereby repealed.

(2) The repeal of the said Acts and the amendment of the Acts specified in section 173 (hereinafter referred to as “such amendment” or “amended Act”, as the case may be) to the extent mentioned in sub-section (1) or section 173 shall not—

(a) revive anything not in force or existing at the time of such amendment or repeal; or

(b) affect the previous operation of the amended Acts or repealed Acts and orders or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; or

(c) affect any right, privilege, obligation, or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the amended Acts or repealed Acts or orders under such repealed or amended Acts:

Provided that any tax exemption granted as an incentive against investment through a notification shall not continue as privilege if the said notification is rescinded on or after the appointed day; or

(d) affect any tax, surcharge, penalty, fine, interest as are due or may become due or any forfeiture or punishment incurred or inflicted in respect of any offence or violation committed against the provisions of the amended Acts or repealed Acts; or

(e) affect any investigation, inquiry, verification (including scrutiny and audit), assessment proceedings, adjudication and any other legal proceedings or recovery of arrears or remedy in respect of any such tax, surcharge, penalty, fine, interest, right, privilege, obligation, liability, forfeiture or punishment, as aforesaid, and any such investigation, inquiry, verification (including scrutiny and audit), assessment proceedings, adjudication and other legal proceedings or recovery of arrears or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such tax, surcharge, penalty, fine, interest, forfeiture or punishment may be levied or imposed as if these Acts had not been so amended or repealed;

(f) affect any proceedings including that relating to an appeal, revision, review or reference, instituted before, on or after the appointed day under the said amended Acts or repealed Acts and such proceedings shall be continued under the said amended Acts or repealed Acts as if this Ordinance had not come into force and the said Acts had not been amended or repealed.

(3) The mention of the particular matters referred to in section 173 and sub-section (1) and (2) shall not be held to prejudice or affect the general application of section 4 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Act, 1125 (Act VII of 1125) with regard to the effect of repeal.