Repealing and Amending Act, 2023

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The Repealing and Amending Act, 2023
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Parliament of India
  • An Act to repeal certain enactments and to amend an enactment
Citation Act No. 37 of 2023
Territorial extentIndia
Passed by Lok Sabha
Passed27 July 2023
Passed by Rajya Sabha
Passed13 December 2023
Assented to by President Droupadi Murmu
Assented to17 December 2023
Legislative history
First chamber: Lok Sabha
Bill titleThe Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022
Bill citation Bill No. 290 of 2022
Introduced by Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju
Introduced19 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The Repealing and Amending Act, 2023 is an Act of the Parliament of India that repealed 76 Acts.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.

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Background and legislative history

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Repealed Acts

No.YearAct No.Short title
1185018The Judicial Officers Protection Act, 1850
2185528The Usury Laws Repeal Act, 1855
318575The Oriental Gas Company Act, 1857
4186711The Oriental Gas Company Act, 1867
518714The Coroners Act, 1871
6188116The Obstruction in Fairways Act, 1881
7188518The Land Acquisition (Mines) Act, 1885
8191213The Delhi Laws Act, 1912
919157The Delhi Laws Act, 1915
10192222The Police (Incitement to Disaffection) Act, 1922
1119236The Cantonments (House Accommodation) Act, 1923
12193415The Sugar-cane Act, 1934
13194112The Delhi Restriction of Uses of Land Act, 1941
14195074The Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1950
15196544The Metal Corporation of India (Acquisition of Undertaking) Act, 1965
16197428The Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Act, 1974
171976100The Metal Corporation (Nationalisation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1976
18198271The Andhra Scientific Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1982
19198317The Delhi Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 1983
20199413The Air Corporations (Transfer of Undertakings and Repeal) Act, 1994
2120181The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017
2220188The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2018
23201821The Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Act, 2018
24201823The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Act, 2018
25201826The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Act, 2018
26201827The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018
2720196The Personal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019
2820198The Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Act, 2019
29201911The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Act, 2019
30201914The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019
31201924The Right to Information (Amendment) Act, 2019
32201926The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2019
33201936The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Act, 2019
34201937The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 2019
35202019The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Act, 2020
3620135The Appropriation (Railways) Vote on Account Act, 2013
3720136The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 2013
3820137The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 2013
3920138The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 2013
4020139The Appropriation Act, 2013
41201310The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 2013
42201315The Appropriation (Railways) No. 3 Act, 2013
43201316The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 2013
44201321The Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 2013
4520142The Appropriation (No. 5) Act, 2013
4620143The Appropriation (Railways) No. 4 Act, 2013
4720144The Appropriation (Railways) Vote on Account Act, 2014
4820145The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 2014
49201412The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 2014
50201413The Appropriation Act, 2014
51201421The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 2014
52201422The Appropriation (Railways) No. 3 Act, 2014
53201423The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 2014
54201424The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 2014
55201438The Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 2014
5620156The Appropriation (Railways) Vote on Account Act, 2015
5720157The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 2015
5820158The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 2015
5920159The Appropriation Act, 2015
60201513The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 2015
61201515The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 2015
62201524The Appropriation (Railways) No. 3 Act, 2015
63201525The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 2015
6420167The Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 2015
6520168The Appropriation (No. 5) Act, 2015
66201614The Appropriation (Railways) Vote on Account Act, 2016
67201615The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 2016
68201619The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 2016
69201620The Appropriation Act, 2016
70201626The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 2016
71201629The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 2016
72201646The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 2016
73201650The Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 2016
74201651The Appropriation (No. 5) Act, 2016
7520178The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 2017
7620179The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 2017

Amendment

No.YearAct No.Short titleAmendment
1201212The Factoring Regulation Act, 2011In section 31A, in sub-section

(3), for the words "that Central Government", the words "that Government" shall be substituted

References

  1. ↑ "The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Legislative Department" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
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