Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Act, 2016

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The Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Act, 2016
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Parliament of India
  • An Act to repeal Appropriation Acts [including Appropriation (Railways) Acts].
CitationAct No. 22 of 2016
Territorial extentIndia
Passed by Lok Sabha
Passed11 May 2015
Passed by Rajya Sabha
Passed27 April 2016
Assented to byPresident Pranab Mukherjee
Assented to6 May 2016
Effective 9 May 2016
Legislative history
First chamber: Lok Sabha
Bill titleThe Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Bill, 2015
Bill citation Bill No. 119 of 2015
Introduced by MoL&J Sadananda Gowda
Introduced24 April 2025
Passed11 May 2015
Second chamber: Rajya Sabha
Passed27 April 2016
Repeals
758 Appropriation Acts
Status: Spent

The Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Act, 2016 is an Act of the Parliament of India that repealed 758 Appropriation Acts that were now obsolete. An Appropriation Act is an Act that authorizes the Government of India to withdraw funds from the Consolidated Fund of India to meet expenses for a fiscal year. The Act was among a series repealing acts tabled by the Narendra Modi administration aimed at repealing obsolete laws.

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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]

A bill to repeal 758 Appropriation Acts was approved by the Union Cabinet on 20 March 2015. [2] The Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Bill, 2015 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 24 April 2015 by then Minister of Law and Justice, D.V. Sadananda Gowda. The Bill sought to repeal 758 Appropriation Acts including 111 state appropriation acts enacted by Parliament between 1950 and 1976, and Railway Appropriation Acts enacted during 1950–2012. The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on 11 May 2015. [3] The Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha proposed including an automatic repeal clause in future Appropriation Acts. The government confirmed that such a clause would be included in the Appropriation Act, 2016. [4] The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 27 April 2016. [5] The bill received assent from then President Pranab Mukherjee on 6 May 2016, and was notified in The Gazette of India on 9 May 2016. [6]

Repealed Acts

The 758 Appropriation Acts included in the bill's Schedule were completely repealed.

YearAct №Short title
1950XXIIIThe Appropriation (Railways) Act, 1950
1950XXIVThe Appropriation Act, 1950
1950XXXIXThe Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1950
1950LXThe Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 1950
1950LXXVIIThe Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 1950
1950LXXIXThe Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 1950
1951VIThe Appropriation (Railways) Act, 1951
1951VIIThe Appropriation Act, 1951
1951VIIIThe Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 1951
1951XIIThe Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1951
1951XIVThe Appropriation (Railways) No. 3 Act, 1951
1951XVThe Appropriation (No. 2 ) Act, 1951
1951LVIIThe Punjab Appropriation Act, 1951
1951LVIIIThe Appropriation (Railways) No. 4 Act, 1951
1951LXThe Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 1951
195213The Appropriation Act, 1952
195214The Punjab Appropriation Act, 1952
195215The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 1952
195221The Appropriation (Railways) Vote on Account Act, 1952
195228The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1952
195243The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 1952
195244The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1952
195280The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 1952
19531The Appropriation Act, 1953
19534The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1953
19535The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 1953
19536The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 1953
19537The Patiala and East Punjab States Union Appropriation Act, 1953
19538The Patiala and East Punjab States Union Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1953
19539The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1953
195313The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 1953
195317The Patiala and East Punjab States Union Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1953
195333The Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 1953
195350The Appropriation (No. 5) Act, 1953
195351The Patiala and East Punjab States Union Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 1953
19545The Appropriation Act, 1954
19546The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 1954
19548The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1954
195411The Appropriation (Railways) No.2 Act, 1954
195416The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1954
195440The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 1954
195447The Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 1954
195456The Andhra Appropriation Act, 1954
19553The Andhra Appropriation Act, 1955
19554The Andhra Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1955
19555The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 1955
19556The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 1955
19557The Appropriation Act, 1955
19558The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1955
195514The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1955
195538The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 1955
195546The Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 1955
195547The Appropriation (No. 5) Act, 1955
19565The Appropriation Act, 1956
195611The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1956
195612The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 1956
195613The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 1956
195614The Appropriation (Railways) No. 3 Act, 1956
195615The Appropriation (Railways) No. 4 Act, 1956
195616The Appropriation (Railways) No. 5 Act, 1956
195619The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1956
195620The Travancore-Cochin Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1956
195623The Travancore-Cochin Appropriation Act, 1956
195643The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 1956
195644The Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 1956
195646The Travancore-Cochin Appropriation (No.2) Act, 1956
195683The Appropriation (Railways) No. 6 Act, 1956
195684The Appropriation (Railways) No. 7 Act, 1956
195685The Appropriation (No. 5) Act, 1956
19571The Appropriation Act, 1957
19572The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1957
19573The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1957
19574The Kerala Appropriation Act, 1957
19576The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 1957
19578The Kerala Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1957
19579The Appropriation (Railways) Vote on Account Act, 1957
195715The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 1957
195722The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 1957
195724The Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 1957
195756The Appropriation (No. 5) Act, 1957
19584The Appropriation Act, 1958
19586The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 1958
19588The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1958
195810The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 1958
195812The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1958
195814The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 1958
195823The Appropriation (Railways) No. 3 Act, 1958
195840The Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 1958
195849The Appropriation (Railways) No. 4 Act, 1958
195850The Appropriation (Railways) No. 5 Act, 1958
195851The Appropriation (No. 5) Act, 1958

References

  1. ↑ "| NITI Aayog".
  2. ↑ "Approval to Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Bill, 2015". www.pmindia.gov.in. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "The Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Bill, 2015". www.prsindia.org. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Nair, Remya (20 March 2015). "Cabinet approves bill to repeal over 700 archaic laws". Mint. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Parliament Passes Two Bills To Repeal 1053 Redundant Laws". NDTV.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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