Any reference to the Board or its president or a Commissioner thereof contained in any or bye-law issued or made under any such enactment and in force in the State, shall be construed,-
(a) in the case of a religious institution included in the list published under section 38 or over which no Area Committee has jurisdiction, as a reference to the Deputy Commissioner appointed under this Act ;
(b) in the case of a religious institution over which an Area Committee has jurisdiction, as a reference to the Area Committee.]