Section 19. Savings

19. Any proceeding relating to surcharge, pending under any law for the time being in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall be disposed of, and any order passed in any such proceeding shall be enforced, in accordance with such law as if the provisions of this Act were not in force. (2) Save as provided in sub-section (1) all proceedings relating to surcharge in respect of any local authority to which this Act applies, shall, after the commencement of this Act, be taken and disposed of under this Act, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any law for the time being in force.