Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 2017
Parliament of India
  • An Act to repeal certain enactments and to amend certain other enactments.
CitationAct No. 4 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 (Second) Bill, 2017
Bill citationBill No. 164 of 2017
Introduced byRavi Shankar Prasad
Introduced11 August 2017
Related legislation
Status: Spent

The Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 2017 is an Act of the Parliament of India that repealed 131 Acts, and also repealed nine Ordinances promulgated by the Governor-General of India before independence. It also made minor amendments to The Plantations Labour Act, 1951, The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, and The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. The Act was the fifth 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 (Second) Bill, 2017 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 11 August 2017 by the Minister of Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad. The bill sought to repeal 131 Acts, including over 30 Acts enacted before independence, and also sought to repeal 9 Ordinances promulgated by the Governor General of India before independence. It also sought to make minor amendments to delete some provisions, and rectify drafting errors in The Plantations Labour Act, 1951, The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, and The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.[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Repealed Acts

The 131 Acts included in the bill's First Schedule were completely repealed.

No. Year Act No. Short title
1 1850 XXI The Caste Disabilities Removal Act, 1850
2 1857 VII The Madras Uncovenanted Officers Act, 1857
3 1857 XXI The Howrah Offences Act, 1857
4 1859 XII The Calcutta Pilots Act, 1859
5 1862 III The Government Seal Act, 1862
6 1873 XVI The North-Western Provinces Village and Road Police Act, 1873
7 1875 XX The Central Provinces Laws Act, 1875
8 1876 XIX The Dramatic Performances Act, 1876
9 1879 XIV The Hackney-carriage Act, 1879
10 1879 XIX The Raipur and Khattra Laws Act, 1879
11 1881 XIII The Fort William Act, 1881
12 1882 XXI The Madras Forest (Validation) Act, 1882
13 1883 X The Bikrama Singh's Estates Act, 1883
14 1886 XXI The Oudh Wasikas Act, 1886
15 1888 III The Police Act, 1888
16 1888 VIII The Indian Tolls Act, 1888
17 1893 II The Porahat Estate Act, 1893
18 1895 XV The Government Grants Act, 1895
19 1897 VIII The Reformatory Schools Act, 1897
20 1911 X The Prevention of Seditious Meetings Act, 1911
21 1912 VII The Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and Assam Laws Act, 1912
22 1917 XXV The Sir Currimbhoy Ebrahim Baronetcy (Amendment) Act, 1917
23 1921 XVII The Cattle-trespass (Amendment) Act, 1921
24 1931 XX The Sheriff of Calcutta (Powers of Custody) Act, 1931
25 1932 XI The Public Suits Validation Act, 1932
26 1932 XXIV The Bengal Suppression of Terrorist Outrages (Supplementary) Act, 1932
27 1938 XX The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1938
28 1941 IV The Berar Laws Act, 1941
29 1942 XVIII The Weekly Holidays Act, 1942
30 1943 XXIII The War Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, 1943
31 1947 XVI The Trading with the Enemy (Continuance of Emergency Provisions) Act, 1947
32 1948 26 The Junagadh Administration (Property) Act, 1948
33 1949 51 The Requisitioned Land (Apportionment of Compensation) Act, 1949
34 1949 61 The Professions Tax Limitation (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1949
35 1950 IV The Preventive Detention Act, 1950
36 1950 L The Preventive Detention (Amendment) Act, 1950
37 1950 67 The Cooch-Behar (Assimilation of Laws) Act, 1950
38 1951 3 The Part B States (Laws) Act, 1951
39 1951 IV The Preventive Detention (Amendment) Act, 1951
40 1951 51 The Railway Companies (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1951
41 1951 66 The Part C States (Miscellaneous Laws) Repealing Act, 1951
42 1951 70 The Displaced Persons (Debts Adjustment) Act, 1951
43 1952 1 The Part B States Marriages Validating Act, 1952
44 1952 XXXIV The Preventive Detention (Amendment) Act, 1952
45 1952 LXI The Preventive Detention (Second Amendment) Act, 1952
46 1954 4 The Abducted Persons (Recovery and Restoration) Amendment Act, 1954
47 1954 7 The Government of Part C States (Amendment) Act, 1954
48 1954 15 The Transfer of Evacuee Deposits Act, 1954
49 1954 20 The Absorbed Areas (Laws) Act, 1954
50 1954 36 The Chandernagore (Merger) Act, 1954
51 1954 51 The Preventive Detention (Amendment) Act, 1954
52 1955 19 The Commanders-in-Chief (Change in Designation) Act, 1955
53 1955 30 The Abducted Persons (Recovery and Restoration) Continuance Act, 1955
54 1956 4 The Bar Councils (Validation of State Laws) Act, 1956
55 1956 50 The Indian Cotton Cess (Amendment) Act, 1956
56 1956 65 The Abducted Persons (Recovery and Restoration) Continuance Act, 1956
57 1956 88 The Representation of the People (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1956
58 1956 97 The Delhi Tenants (Temporary Protection) Act, 1956
59 1957 32 The Forward Contracts (Regulation) Amendment Act, 1957
60 1957 37 The Legislative Councils Act, 1957
61 1957 54 The Preventive Detention (Continuance) Act, 1957
62 1959 24 The Pharmacy (Amendment) Act, 1959
63 1960 31 The Tripura Municipal Law (Repeal) Act, 1960
64 1960 47 The Bilaspur Commercial Corporation (Repeal) Act, 1960
65 1960 48 The Mahendra Pratab Singh Estates (Repeal) Act, 1960
66 1960 53 The Tripura Excise Law (Repeal) Act, 1960
67 1962 62 The Emergency Risks (Goods) Insurance Act, 1962
68 1962 63 The Emergency Risks (Factories) Insurance Act, 1962
69 1963 29 The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963
70 1963 56 The Delhi Development (Amendment) Act, 1963
71 1964 23 The Delhi (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1964
72 1965 50 The Goa, Daman and Diu (Absorbed Employees) Act, 1965.
73 1967 16 The Anti-Corruption Laws (Amendment) Act, 1967
74 1969 41 The International Monetary Fund and Bank (Amendment) Act, 1969
75 1971 65 The Asian Refractories Limited (Acquisition of Undertaking) Act, 1971
76 1971 68 The Uttar Pradesh Cantonments (Control of Rent and Eviction) (Repeal) Act, 1971
77 1972 36 The Coking Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1972
78 1973 26 The Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973
79 1975 19 The All-India Services Regulations (Indemnity) Act, 1975
80 1976 22 The Assam Sillimanite Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Refractory Plant) Act, 1976
81 1976 28 The Parliamentary Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Repeal Act, 1976
82 1976 76 The National Library of India Act, 1976
83 1976 89 The Indian Iron and Steel Company (Acquisition of Shares) Act, 1976
84 1976 96 The Braithwaite and Company (India) Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1976
85 1977 16 The Disputed Elections (Prime Minister and Speaker) Act, 1977
86 1977 41 The Smith, Stainstreet and Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1977
87 1977 42 The Gresham and Craven of India (Private) Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1977
88 1978 13 The Hindustan Tractors Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1978
89 1978 42 The Bolani Ores Limited (Acquisition of Shares) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1978
90 1979 12 The Punjab Excise (Delhi Amendment) Act, 1979
91 1980 58 The Bengal Chemical and Pharmaceutical Works Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980
92 1983 35 The Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983
93 1984 39 The Punjab Municipal (New Delhi Amendment) Act, 1984
94 1984 43 The Aluminium Corporation of India Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Aluminium Undertaking) Act, 1984
95 1984 57 The Bengal Immunity Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1984
96 1985 80 The Customs (Amendment) Act, 1985
97 1987 36 The Brentford Electric (India) Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1987
98 1993 24 The National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited and the North-Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Power Transmission Systems) Act, 1993
99 1994 56 The Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Power Transmission System) Act, 1994
100 1999 6 The Delhi Development Authority (Validation of Disciplinary Powers) Act, 1998
101 1999 8 The Customs (Amendment) Act, 1998
102 1999 49 The Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1999
103 2000 20 The Direct-tax Laws (Miscellaneous) Repeal Act, 2000
104 2000 48 The Forfeiture (Repeal) Act, 2000
105 2001 33 The Influx from Pakistan (Control) Repealing (Repeal) Act, 2001
106 2001 36 The Indian Universities (Repeal) Act, 2001
107 2001 37 The Auroville (Emergency Provisions) Repeal Act, 2001
108 2001 41 The Central Sales Tax (Amendment) Act, 2001
109 2001 47 The Two-Member Constituencies (Abolition) and other Laws Repeal Act, 2001
110 2002 57 The Mysore State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Repeal Act, 2002
111 2002 65 The Countess of Dufferin's Fund (Repeal) Act, 2002
112 2002 66 The Prevention of Food Adulteration (Extension to Kohima and Mokokchung Districts) Repeal Act, 2002
113 2002 70 The Refugee Relief Taxes (Abolition) Repeal Act, 2002
114 2003 2 The Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2002
115 2005 38 The Displaced Persons Claims and other Laws Repeal Act, 2005
116 2005 44 The Immigration (Carriers' Liability) Amendment Act, 2005
117 2006 3 The Central Sales Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005
118 2006 18 The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (Amendment) Act, 2006
119 2006 24 The Cess Laws (Repealing and Amending) Act, 2006
120 2006 29 The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2006
121 2006 32 The Spirituous Preparations (Inter-State Trade and Commerce) Control (Repeal) Act, 2006
122 2006 46 The Produce Cess Laws (Abolition) Act, 2006
123 2006 49 The Indian Rifles (Repeal) Act, 2006
124 2007 24 The Mizoram University (Amendment) Act, 2007
125 2007 39 The Competition (Amendment) Act, 2007
126 2008 25 The Central Universities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2008
127 2009 39 The Competition (Amendment) Act, 2009
128 2010 20 The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (Amendment) Act, 2010
129 2010 33 The Jharkhand Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2010
130 2012 27 The Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012
131 2012 31 The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Amendment Act, 2012
Ordinances made by the Governor-General
1 1941 VII The War Injuries Ordinance, 1941
2 1942 XX The Collective Fines Ordinance, 1942
3 1942 XLI The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Ordinance, 1942
4 1944 XXI The Public Health (Emergency Provisions) Ordinance, 1944
5 1945 XXIV The War Gratuities (Income-tax Exemption) Ordinance, 1945
6 1945 XXX The Secunderabad Marriage Validating Ordinance, 1945
7 1946 II The Bank Notes (Declaration of Holdings) Ordinance, 1946
8 1946 VI The Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1946
9 1946 X The Termination of War (Definition) Ordinance, 1946

See also

References

  1. ↑ "| NITI Aayog".
  2. ↑ "PRS | Bill Track | The Repealing and Amending (Second) Bill, 2017". www.prsindia.org. Retrieved 20 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)
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