(1)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in any other law for the time being in force, the Government may by order published in the Official Gazette make such provision as appears to it to be necessary or expedient,-(a)for making omissions from, additions to and adaptations and modifications of the rules, regulations, bye-laws, notifications and orders referred to in the second proviso to section 318 in their application to the local authorities established or continued under this Act;(b)for removing difficulties arising in connection with the transition to the provisions of this Act, including difficulties in the construing of reference to authorities in any law;(c)for authorising the continued carrying in for the time being on behalf of the local authorities of services and activities previously carried on by any of the local authorities; and(d)so far as it appears necessary or expedient in connection with any of the matters aforesaid for varying the powers or jurisdiction of any court or authority and empowering new courts or other authorities to exercise such jurisdiction as may be specified in such order.(2)The provisions made by any order under sub-section (1) shall subject to the provisions of section 320 have effect as if enacted in this Act, and any such order may be made so as to be retrospective to any date not earlier than the date of commencement of this Act:Provided that no person shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence by reason of so much of any such orders as makes any provision thereof retrospective to any date before the making thereof.
