Repealing and Amending Act, 2017

Repealing and Amending Act, 2017
Parliament of India
  • An Act to repeal certain enactments and to amend certain other enactments.
CitationAct No. 2 of 2018
Territorial extentIndia
Passed byLok Sabha
Passed19 December 2017
Passed byRajya Sabha
Passed28 December 2017
Assented to5 January 2018
Commenced8 January 2018
Legislative history
First chamber: Lok Sabha
Bill titleThe Repealing and Amending Bill, 2017
Bill citationBill No. 22 of 2017
Introduced byRavi Shankar Prasad
Introduced9 February 2017
Related legislation
Status: Spent

The Repealing and Amending Act, 2017 is an Act of the Parliament of India that repealed 104 Acts, and also partially repealed three sections of the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2007, and made minor amendments to three other Acts to correct typographical errors. The Act was the fourth such repealing act tabled by the Narendra Modi administration aimed at repealing obsolete laws.

Background and legislative history

Prime Minister Narendra Modi advocated the repeal of old laws during his 2014 general election campaign. At the 2015 Economic Times Global Business Summit, Modi stated, "Our country suffers from an excess of old and unnecessary laws which obstruct people and businesses. We began the exercise of identifying unnecessary laws and repealing them. 1,877 Central laws have been identified for repeal."[1]

The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2017 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 9 February 2017 by the Minister of Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad. The bill sought to repeal 104 Acts, including over 20 Acts enacted before independence. It also sought to repeal three sections of the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2007, and make minor amendments to three other Acts to correct typographical errors.[2]

The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on 19 December 2017 and by the Rajya Sabha on 28 December 2017. The bill received assent from President Ram Nath Kovind on 5 January 2018, and was notified in The Gazette of India on 8 January 2018.[3]

Repealed Acts

The 104 Acts included in the bill's First Schedule were completely repealed.

This list is complete and up to date as of May 2022.
No. Year Act No. Short title Extent of repeal
1 1850 XXXVII The Public Servants (Inquiries) Act, 1850 The whole
2 1852 VIII The Sheriffs' Fees Act, 1852 The whole
3 1866 XXI The Converts' Marriage Dissolution Act, 1866 The whole
4 1867 I The Ganges Tolls Act, 1867 The whole
5 1892 II The Marriages' Validation Act, 1892 The whole
6 1897 I The Public Servants (Inquiries) Amendment Act, 1897 The whole
7 1897 V The Repealing and Amending Act, 1897 The whole
8 1897 XIV The Indian Short Titles Act, 1897 The whole
9 1899 XXIII The Church of Scotland Kirk Sessions Act, 1899 The whole
10 1901 XI The Amending Act, 1901 The whole
11 1903 I The Amending Act, 1903 The whole
12 1928 XII The Hindu Inheritance (Removal of Disabilities) Act, 1928 The whole
13 1929 XXI The Transfer of Property (Amendment) Supplementary Act, 1929 So much as is not repealed
14 1934 XXVII The Assam Criminal Law Amendment (Supplementary) Act, 1934 The whole
15 1935 XIII The Jubbulpore and Chhattisgarh Divisions (Divorce Proceedings Validation) Act, 1935 The whole
16 1936 V The Decrees and Orders Validating Act, 1936 The whole
17 1936 XVI The Bangalore Marriages Validating Act, 1936 The whole
18 1938 XI The Hindu Women's Right to Property (Amendment) Act, 1938 The whole
19 1939 XXIX The Indian Tariff (Fourth Amendment) Act, 1939 The whole
20 1946 XXII The Mica Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1946 The whole
21 1948 XL The Indian Matrimonial Causes (War Marriages) Act, 1948 The whole
22 1948 LI The Imperial Library (Change of Name) Act, 1948 The whole
23 1950 XXXIII The Opium and Revenue Laws (Extension of Application) Act, 1950 The whole
24 1951 I The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1951 So much as is not repealed
25 1951 II The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1951 So much as is not repealed
26 1953 11 The Administration of Evacuee Property (Amendment) Act, 1953 The whole
27 1954 3 The Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Declaration of National Importance) Amendment Act, 1953 The whole
28 1954 42 The Administration of Evacuee Property (Amendment) Act, 1954 The whole
29 1955 26 The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955 So much as is not repealed
30 1956 7 The Sales-Tax Laws Validation Act, 1956 The whole
31 1956 27 The Representation of the People (Second Amendment) Act, 1956 The whole
32 1956 66 The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1956 So much as is not repealed
33 1956 70 The Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains The whole. (Declaration of National Importance) Amendment Act, 1956 The whole
34 1956 91 The Administration of Evacuee Property (Amendment) Act, 1956 The whole
35 1956 93 The Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act, 1956 The whole
36 1956 100 The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1956 The whole
37 1959 37 The Central Excises and Salt (Amendment) Act, 1959 So much as is not repealed
38 1959 41 The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1959 So much as is not repealed
39 1959 48 The Miscellaneous Personal Laws (Extension) Act, 1959 The whole
40 1959 59 The Mineral Oils (Additional Duties of Excise and Customs) Amendment Act, 1959 So much as is not repealed
41 1959 61 The Married Women's Property (Extension) Act, 1959 The whole
42 1960 2 The Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Amendment Act, 1960 So much as is not repealed
43 1960 5 The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1960 So much as is not repealed
44 1960 19 The Hindu Marriages (Validation of Proceedings) Act, 1960 The whole
45 1960 38 The Central Excises (Conversion to Metric Units) Act, 1960 So much as is not repealed
46 1960 40 The Customs Duties and Cesses (Conversion to Metric Units) Act, 1960 So much as is not repealed
47 1960 57 The British Statutes (Application to India) Repeal Act, 1960 The whole
48 1966 47 The Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1966 So much as is not repealed
49 1969 46 The Punjab Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969 The whole
50 1971 20 The Bengal Finance (Sales Tax) (Delhi Validation of Appointments and Proceedings) Act, 1971 The whole
51 1971 54 The Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Amendment and Validation Act, 1971 The whole
52 1972 62 The Limestone and Dolomite Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1972 The whole
53 1976 91 The Delhi Sales Tax (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1976 The whole
54 1980 63 The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1980 So much as is not repealed
55 1981 30 The Cine-workers Welfare Cess Act, 1981 The whole
56 1983 20 The Delegated Legislation Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1983 The whole
57 1984 19 The Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Act, 1984 So much as is not repealed
58 1985 37 The Tea Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Sick Tea Units) Act, 1985 The whole
59 1985 81 The Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 1985 So much as is not repealed
60 1986 6 The Additional Duties of Excise (Textiles and Textile Articles) Amendment Act, 1985 The whole
61 1986 7 The Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Second Amendment Act, 1985 The whole
62 1986 8 The Customs Tariff (Amendment) Act, 1985 The whole
63 1986 19 The Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Act, 1986 So much as is not repealed
64 1986 46 The Taxation Laws (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1986 The whole
65 1999 29 The Contingency Fund of India (Amendment) Act, 1999 The whole
66 1999 31 The Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 1999 The whole
67 1999 32 The Securities Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 1999 The whole
68 1999 45 The Vice-President's Pension (Amendment) Act, 1999 The whole
69 2000 14 The President's Emoluments and Pension (Amendment) Act, 2000 The whole
70 2000 49 The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2000 The whole
71 2001 12 The Colonial Prisoners Removal (Repeal) Act, 2001 The whole
72 2001 19 The Industrial Disputes (Banking Companies) Decision (Repeal) Act, 2001 The whole
73 2001 22 The Judicial Administration Laws (Repeal) Act, 2001 The whole
74 2001 24 The Indian Railway Companies (Repeal) Act, 2001 The whole
75 2001 25 The Railway Companies (Substitution of Parties in Civil Proceedings) Repeal Act, 2001 The whole
76 2001 26 The Hyderabad Export Duties (Validation) Repeal Act, 2001 The whole
77 2001 50 The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2001 The whole
78 2002 21 The St. John Ambulance Association (India) Transfer of Funds (Repeal) Act, 2002 The whole
79 2002 22 The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2002 The whole
80 2002 23 The Vice-President's Pension (Amendment) Act, 2002 The whole
81 2002 28 The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2002 The whole
82 2002 59 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Amendment) Act, 2002 The whole
83 2002 68 The North-Eastern Council (Amendment) Act, 2002 The whole
84 2003 25 The Customs Tariff (Amendment) Act, 2003 The whole
85 2003 31 The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2003 The whole
86 2004 7 The Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Act, 2003 The whole
87 2004 28 The Special Tribunals (Supplementary Provisions) Repeal Act, 2004 The whole
88 2004 29 The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2004 The whole
89 2005 1 The Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2004 The whole
90 2005 5 The Central Excise Tariff (Amendment) Act, 2004 The whole
91 2005 31 The Hire-purchase (Repeal) Act, 2005 The whole
92 2005 51 The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2005 The whole
93 2006 10 The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (Amendment) Act, 2006 The whole
94 2006 20 The Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2006 The whole
95 2006 30 The Union Duties of Excise (Electricity) Distribution Repeal Act, 2006 The whole
96 2006 43 The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006 The whole
97 2006 51 The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Act, 2006 The whole
98 2007 1 The Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Act, 2007 The whole
99 2007 16 The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2007 Sections 9 to 11
100 2007 19 The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2007 The whole
101 2007 27 The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2007 The whole
102 2008 28 The President's Emoluments and Pension (Amendment) Act, 2008 The whole
103 2008 29 The Vice-President's Pension (Amendment) Act, 2008 The whole
104 2008 35 The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2008 The whole
105 2009 1 The Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Amendment Act, 2008 The whole

See also

  • List of legislations repealed under Modi government

References

  1. ^ "| NITI Aayog".
  2. ^ "PRS | Bill Track | The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2017". www.prsindia.org. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)