Repealing and Amending Act, 2023
| The Repealing and Amending Act, 2023 | |
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| Parliament of India | |
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| Citation | Act No. 37 of 2023 |
| Territorial extent | India |
| Passed by | Lok Sabha |
| Passed | 27 July 2023 |
| Passed by | Rajya Sabha |
| Passed | 13 December 2023 |
| Assented to by | President Droupadi Murmu |
| Assented to | 17 December 2023 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Lok Sabha | |
| Bill title | The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022 |
| Bill citation | Bill No. 290 of 2022 |
| Introduced by | Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju |
| Introduced | 19 December 2022 |
| Repeals | |
| 76 Acts | |
| Related legislation | |
| Status: Spent | |
The Repealing and Amending Act, 2023 is an Act of the Parliament of India that repealed 76 Acts. It also made minor amendment to the Factoring Regulation Act, 2011. The Act was the seventh such repealing act aimed at repealing obsolete laws tabled by the Narendra Modi administration.
Background and legislative history
[edit]The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 19 December 2022 by the Minister of Law and Justice, Kiren Rijiju. The bill sought to repeal 65 Acts. It also sought to make minor amendment to Factoring Regulation Act, 2011.[1]
The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on 27 July 2023 with some changes and by the Rajya Sabha on 13 December 2023. The bill received assent from President Droupadi Murmu on 17 December 2023, and was notified in The Gazette of India on 18 December 2023.[2]
Repealed Acts
[edit]| No. | Year | Act No. | Short title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1850 | 18 | The Judicial Officers Protection Act, 1850 |
| 2 | 1855 | 28 | The Usury Laws Repeal Act, 1855 |
| 3 | 1857 | 5 | The Oriental Gas Company Act, 1857 |
| 4 | 1867 | 11 | The Oriental Gas Company Act, 1867 |
| 5 | 1871 | 4 | The Coroners Act, 1871 |
| 6 | 1881 | 16 | The Obstruction in Fairways Act, 1881 |
| 7 | 1885 | 18 | The Land Acquisition (Mines) Act, 1885 |
| 8 | 1912 | 13 | The Delhi Laws Act, 1912 |
| 9 | 1915 | 7 | The Delhi Laws Act, 1915 |
| 10 | 1922 | 22 | The Police (Incitement to Disaffection) Act, 1922 |
| 11 | 1923 | 6 | The Cantonments (House Accommodation) Act, 1923 |
| 12 | 1934 | 15 | The Sugar-cane Act, 1934 |
| 13 | 1941 | 12 | The Delhi Restriction of Uses of Land Act, 1941 |
| 14 | 1950 | 74 | The Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1950 |
| 15 | 1965 | 44 | The Metal Corporation of India (Acquisition of Undertaking) Act, 1965 |
| 16 | 1974 | 28 | The Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Act, 1974 |
| 17 | 1976 | 100 | The Metal Corporation (Nationalisation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1976 |
| 18 | 1982 | 71 | The Andhra Scientific Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1982 |
| 19 | 1983 | 17 | The Delhi Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 1983 |
| 20 | 1994 | 13 | The Air Corporations (Transfer of Undertakings and Repeal) Act, 1994 |
| 21 | 2018 | 1 | The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 |
| 22 | 2018 | 8 | The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2018 |
| 23 | 2018 | 21 | The Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act, 2018 |
| 24 | 2018 | 23 | The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Act, 2018 |
| 25 | 2018 | 26 | The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Act, 2018 |
| 26 | 2018 | 27 | The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018 |
| 27 | 2019 | 6 | The Personal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019 |
| 28 | 2019 | 8 | The Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Act, 2019 |
| 29 | 2019 | 11 | The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Act, 2019 |
| 30 | 2019 | 14 | The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019 |
| 31 | 2019 | 24 | The Right to Information (Amendment) Act, 2019 |
| 32 | 2019 | 26 | The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2019 |
| 33 | 2019 | 36 | The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Act, 2019 |
| 34 | 2019 | 37 | The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 2019 |
| 35 | 2020 | 19 | The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Act, 2020 |
| 36 | 2013 | 5 | The Appropriation (Railways) Vote on Account Act, 2013 |
| 37 | 2013 | 6 | The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 2013 |
| 38 | 2013 | 7 | The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 2013 |
| 39 | 2013 | 8 | The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 2013 |
| 40 | 2013 | 9 | The Appropriation Act, 2013 |
| 41 | 2013 | 10 | The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 2013 |
| 42 | 2013 | 15 | The Appropriation (Railways) No. 3 Act, 2013 |
| 43 | 2013 | 16 | The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 2013 |
| 44 | 2013 | 21 | The Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 2013 |
| 45 | 2014 | 2 | The Appropriation (No. 5) Act, 2013 |
| 46 | 2014 | 3 | The Appropriation (Railways) No. 4 Act, 2013 |
| 47 | 2014 | 4 | The Appropriation (Railways) Vote on Account Act, 2014 |
| 48 | 2014 | 5 | The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 2014 |
| 49 | 2014 | 12 | The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 2014 |
| 50 | 2014 | 13 | The Appropriation Act, 2014 |
| 51 | 2014 | 21 | The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 2014 |
| 52 | 2014 | 22 | The Appropriation (Railways) No. 3 Act, 2014 |
| 53 | 2014 | 23 | The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 2014 |
| 54 | 2014 | 24 | The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 2014 |
| 55 | 2014 | 38 | The Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 2014 |
| 56 | 2015 | 6 | The Appropriation (Railways) Vote on Account Act, 2015 |
| 57 | 2015 | 7 | The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 2015 |
| 58 | 2015 | 8 | The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 2015 |
| 59 | 2015 | 9 | The Appropriation Act, 2015 |
| 60 | 2015 | 13 | The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 2015 |
| 61 | 2015 | 15 | The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 2015 |
| 62 | 2015 | 24 | The Appropriation (Railways) No. 3 Act, 2015 |
| 63 | 2015 | 25 | The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 2015 |
| 64 | 2016 | 7 | The Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 2015 |
| 65 | 2016 | 8 | The Appropriation (No. 5) Act, 2015 |
| 66 | 2016 | 14 | The Appropriation (Railways) Vote on Account Act, 2016 |
| 67 | 2016 | 15 | The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 2016 |
| 68 | 2016 | 19 | The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 2016 |
| 69 | 2016 | 20 | The Appropriation Act, 2016 |
| 70 | 2016 | 26 | The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 2016 |
| 71 | 2016 | 29 | The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 2016 |
| 72 | 2016 | 46 | The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 2016 |
| 73 | 2016 | 50 | The Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 2016 |
| 74 | 2016 | 51 | The Appropriation (No. 5) Act, 2016 |
| 75 | 2017 | 8 | The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 2017 |
| 76 | 2017 | 9 | The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 2017 |
Amendment
[edit]| No. | Year | Act No. | Short title | Amendment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | 12 | The Factoring Regulation Act, 2011 | In section 31A, in sub-section
(3), for the words "that Central Government", the words "that Government" shall be substituted |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Legislative Department" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.