Repealing and Amending Act, 2001


The Repealing and Amending Act, 2001 was an act of the Parliament of India that completely or partially repealed 357 obsolete laws, and also amended the provisions of Indian Succession Act, 1925 and Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

Repealed Acts

YearAct No.Short titleExtent of repeal
19851The Foreign Contribution Amendment Act, 1985The whole
19853The General lnsurailce Business Amendment Act, 1985Sections 2, 3 and 4
19859The Representation of the People Act, 1985The whole
198511The Sugar Undertakings Amendment Act, 1985The whole
198512The Gangtok Municipal Corporation Act, 1985The whole
198520The Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1985The whole
198524The Government of Union Territories Act, 1985The whole
198525The Compulsory Deposit Scheme Amendment Act, 1985The whole
198526The Union Duties of Excise Amendment Act, 1985The whole
198527The Additional Duties of Excise Amendment Act, 1985The whole
198528The Estate Duty Amendment Act, 1985The whole
198530The Payment of Bonus Act, 1985The whole
198531The Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act, 1985The whole
198533The Coinage Act, 1985The whole
198534The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Act, 1985Sections 4, 5 and 6
198535The Companies Act, 1985The whole
198536The High Court and Supreme Court Judges Amendment Act, 1985The whole
198538The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1985The whole
198539The Arms Act, 1985The whole
198540The Securities Contracts Amendment Act, 1985The whole
198543The State Financial Corporations Act, 1985The whole
198544The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1985The whole
198545The Terrorist Affected Areas Amendment Act, 1985Sections 2 and 3
198546The Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Amendment Act, 1985The whole
198547The Indian Railways Act, 1985The whole
198548The Coffee Act, 1985The whole
198549The Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1985The whole
198551The Auroville Amendment Act, 1985The whole
198552The Estate Duty Act, 1985The whole
198555The Coal Mines Amendment Act, 1985The whole
198556The Governnient Savings Laws Act, 1985The whole
198557The Tobacco Board Act, 1985The whole
198560The Railway Protection Force Act, 1985Sections 2 to 18 and the Schedule
198562The Employment of Children Act, 1985The whole
198563The Unit Trust of India Act, 1985The whole
198565The Citizenship Act, 1985The whole
198566The Lighthouse Act, 1985The whole
198567The Payment of Bonus Act, 1985The whole
198569The Aircraft Act, 1985The whole
198570The University Grants Conimission Act, 1985The whole
198572The lnternational Airports Authority Act, 1985Sections 2 and 3
198573The Bonded Labour System Amendment Act, 1985The whole
198574The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1985The whole
198575The Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1985The whole
198576The Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act, 1985The whole
198577The President's Pension Act, 1985The whole
198578The Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1985The whole
198579The Central Excises and Salt Act, 1985Sections 2 to 7
198580The Custonis Act, 1985Sections 2 to 13
198581The Banking Laws Act, 1985Sections 2 to 9 and 11 to 18
19864The Delegated Legislation Provisionis Act, 1985The whole
19869The Motor Vehicles Act, 1986The whole
198614The Contract Labour Amendment Act, 1986The whole
198619The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1986Settions 2 to 23
198620The Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1986The whole
198622The Supreme Court Amendment Act, 1986The whole
198624The Tea Act, 1986The whole
198626The Income-tax Act, 1986The whole
198628The Wild Life Amendment Act, 1986The whole
198631The Indian Electricity Act, 1986The whole
198633The Merchant Shlpping Act, 1986Sections 2 to 4
198634The State of Mizoram Act, 1986Sections 4, 5, 7, 13, 14, 39 to 42, the First Schedule, the Second Schedule, the Third Schedule and the Fourth Schedule
198635The Industrial Development Bank of India Act, 1986The whole
198636The Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1986The whole
198637The Mines and Minerels Amendment Act, 1986The whole
198638The High Court and Supreme Court Judges Amendment Act, 1986The whole
198640The Tamil Nadu Legislative Council Act, 1986Sections 4 to 6
198641The Apprentices Act, 1986The whole
198642The Essential Commodities Act, 1986The whole
198643The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1986The whole
198644The Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act, 1986The whole
198648The Sales Promotion Employees Amendment Act, 1986The whole
198649The Estate Duty Act, 1986The whole
198650The Industrial Finance Corporation Act, 1986The whole
198651The Citizenship Act, 1986The whole
198657The Coal Mines Nationalisation Laws Act, 1986Sections 2 to 18
198659Tlre Atomic Energy Act, 1986The whole
198661The Child Labour Act, 1986Sections 23 to 26
198667The Indian Post Office Act, 1986The whole
198669The State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986  Sections 4, 5, 7, 16, 17, 42 to 45, the First Schedule, the Second Schedule, the Third Schedule and the Fourth Schedule
198670The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1986The whole
198671The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1986The whole
198672The Standards of Weights and Measures Amendment Act, 1986The whole
198673The Essential Commodities Act, 1986The whole
198674The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1986The whole
198675The Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1986The whole
198676The Agricultural Produce Amendment Act, 1986The whole
19874The Cotton, Copra and Vegetable Oils Cess Act, 1987Sections 2 to 10
19878The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1987The whole
198712The Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1987The whole
198713The Merchant Shipping Act, 1987Sections 2 to 9
198715The Labour Welfare Fund Laws Act, 1987The whole
198716The Goa, Daman and Diu Mining Concessions Act, 1987Section 14
198717The Governors Amendment Act, 1987The whole
198718The Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987Sections 5, 6, 14, 19, 63 to 65, the First Schedule and the Second Schedule
198719The State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1987  The whole
198720The Factories Act, 1987The whole
198721The Coconut Development Board Act, 1987The whole
198722The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1987Sections 2 to 4 and 6 to 9
198723The Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1987The whole
198724The Punjab State Legislature Act, 1987The whole
198725The Essential Commodities Continuance Act, 1987The whole
198726The Cine-Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1987The whole
198728The Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act, 1987The whole
198729The Atomic Energy Act, 1987The whole
198730The All-India Institute of Medical Sciences and the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh Act, 1987The whole
198731The Representation of the People Act, 1987The whole
198734The Navy Act, 1987The whole
198735The Expenditure-tax Act, 1987Section 33
198738The Representation of the People Act, 1987The whole
198740The Representation of the People Act, 1987The whole
198741The Shipping Development Fund Committee Amendment Act, 1987The whole
198742The Metro Railways Amendment Act, 1987The whole
198744The Auroville Amendment Act, 1987The whole
198747The Air Amendment Act, 1987Clauses and of section 2, clause of section 4, sections 5 to 14 and sections 16 to 25.
198748The High Court Judges Amendment Act, 1987The whole
198749The Equal Remuneration Act, 1987The whole
198750The Comptroller and Auditor-General's Amendment Act, 1987The whole
198751The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1987The whole
198753The National Housing Bank Act, 1987Section 56 and the Second Schedule
198754The Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987Chapter VII
19881The Regional Rural Banks Act, 1987The whole
19883The Commission of Sati Act, 1987Section 19
19885The Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1988The whole
198810The Delhi Administration Act, 1988The whole
198811The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1988The whole
198812The Major Port Trusts Act, 1988The whole
198818The Authorised Translations Amendment Act, 1988The whole
198819The Repealing and Amending Act, 1988The whole
198820The High Court and Supreme Court Judges Amendment Act, 1988The whole
198821The Tamil Nadu State Legislature Act, 1988The whole
198822The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Service Co-operative Societies Amendment Act, 1988Section 2
198823The Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Amendment Act, 1988The whole
198824The Illegal Migrants Amendment Act, 1988The whole
198827The Customs Act, 1988The whole
198829The Customs and Central Excises Laws Act, 1988Sections 2, 3, 6 to 10 and 13 to 15
198830The Rajghat Samadhi Act, 1988The whole
198831Tle Companies Act, 1988Sections 3 to 52 and 54 to 67
198832Thc Code of Criminal Proccdure Act, 1988The whole
198833The Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Povisions Act, 1988Sections 2 to 21 and 23 to 27
198835The Cine-Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers Amendment Act, 1988The whole
198836The Food Corporations Act, 1988The whole
198838The Alcock Ashdown Company Limited Amendment Act, 1988The whole
198842The Arms Act, 1988The whole
198843The National Security Act, 1988The whole
198846The Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988Section 15
198849The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988Section 31
198850The Aircraft Act, 1988The whole
198852The State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1988The whole
198853The Water Amendment Act, 1988The whole
198855The Merchant Shipping Act, 1988The whole
198856The Dock Workers Amendment Act, 1988The whole
198857The Delhi Rent Control Act, 1988The whole
198860The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1988The whole
198861The Maternity Benefit Act, 1988The whole
198862The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1988The whole
198863The Commissions of lnquiry Act, 1988The whole
198866The Banking, Public Financial Institutions and Negotiable Instruments Laws Act, 1988The whole
198869The Forest Amendment Act, 1988The whole
19891The Representation of the People Act, 1988The whole
19892The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988The whole
198910The Delhi Municipal Laws Act, 1989The whole
198911The Income-tax Act, 1989The whole
198915The Chandigarh Disturbed Areas Act, 1989The whole
198916The Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Amendment Act, 1989The whole
198917The Union Duties of Excise Amendmcrit Act, 1989The whole
198918The Additional Duties of Excise Amendment Act, 1989The whole
198920The Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1989The whole
198921The Representation of the People Act, 1989Sections 2 to 5
198925The Delhi Motor Vellicles Taxation Act, 1989The whole
198929The Employees' State lnsurance Act, 1989Sections 2 to 8, 10 to 44, 46 and 47.
198930The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1989The whole
198931The Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1989The whole
198932The High Court and Supreme Court Judges Amendment Act, 1989The whole
198935The Nagaland University Act, 1989Section 48
198937The Warehousing Corporations Act, 1989The whole
198938The General Insurance Business Amendment Act, 1989The whole
198939The Small Industries Development Bank of India Act, 1989Section 53 and the Second Schedule
198940The Customs Act, 1989The whole
19902The Representation of the People Act, 1989The whole
19909The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1990The whole
199010The Code of Crimiral Procedure Act, 1990The whole
199013The Union Duties of Excise Amendment Act, 1990The whole
199014The Additional Duties of Excise Amendment Act, 1990The whole
199016The President's Emoluments and Pension Act, 1990The whole
199017The Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1990The whole
199018The Gold Repeal Act, 1990The whole
199019The Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1990The whole
199026The Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1990The whole
199027The Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1990The whole
19911The Cantonments Act, 1991The whole
19917The Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1991The whole
19918The Reserve Bank of lndia Act, 1991The whole
19919The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1991The whole
199110The Jammu and Kashmir Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1991The whole
199131The Representation of the People Act, 1991The whole
199132The Delhi Municipal Laws Act, 1991The whole
199133The Jammu and Kashmir Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1991The whole
199134The Consumer Protection Act, 1991Sections 2, 3 and 4
199135The Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Amendment Act, 1991The whole
199138The Cancellation of General Elections in Punjab Act, 1991The whole
199140The Central Excises and Customs Laws Act, 1991The whole
199142The Places of Worship Act, 1991Section 8
199143The Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1991The whole
199144The Wild Life Amendment Act, 1991Sections 2 to 21, 23 to 29, clauses and of section 30 and sections 3 1 to 52.
199147The Voluntary Deposits Act, 1991Section 5
199148The Special Protection Group Act, 1991The whole
199150The Electricity Laws Act, 1991The whole
199151The Indian Succession Act, 1991The whole
199153The Water Cess Act, 1991The whole
199154The Banking Regulation Act, 1991The whole
199155The Customs Act, 1991The whole
199156The Tea Companies Amendment Act, 1991The whole
199157The Sick Industrial Companies Amendment Act, 1991The whole
199158The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1991The whole
199159The Family Courts Act, 1991The whole
199160The Delhi High Court Act, 1991Section 3
19921The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991Section 55
19922The Representation of the People Act, 1992The whole
199211The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1992The whole
199212The Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1992Section 2
199213The Copyright Act, 1992Section 2
199214The Indian Red Cross Society Act, 1992The whole
199215The Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992Section 33 and the Schedule
199220The Parliament Amendment Act, 1992The whole
199221The Jammu and Kashrnir State Legislature Act, 1992The whole
199223The Indian Ports Act, 1992The whole
199224The Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster Amendment Act, 1992The whole
199226The Capital Issues Repeal Act, 1992The whole
199228The Foreign Exchange Conservation Tax Abolition Act, 1992The whole
199236The Banking Companies Amendment Act, 1992The whole
199237The Army Act, 1992The whole
199238The Representation of the People Act, 1992The whole
199239The Citizenship Act, 1992The whole
19931The National Highways Act, 1992The whole
19933The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1992The whole
19934The Oilfields Amendment Act, 1993The whole
19935The Himachal Pradesh State Legislature Act, 1993The whole
19938The Uttar Pradesh State Legislature Act, 1993The whole
19939The Madhya Pradesh State Legislature Act, 1993The whole
199310The Rajasthan State Legislature Act, 1993The whole
199326The Wild Life Amendment Act, 1993The whole
199328The Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993Section 31 and the Schedule
199329The Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1993The whole
199330The Dentists Act, 1993The whole
199331The Indian Medical Council Act, 1993The whole
199334The Essential Commodities Amendment Act, 1993  The whole
199335The Passports Act, 1993The whole
199337The Cine-Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1993  The whole
199340The Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1993The whole
199342The Criminal Law Act, 1993The whole
199343The Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Amendment Act, 1993The whole
199347The Coal Mines Amendment Act, 1993The whole
199348The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1993The whole
199349The Betwa River Board Act, 1993Sections 2 and 3
199350The Consumer Protection Act, 1993The whole
199352The Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1993  The whole
199353The Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1993  The whole
199354The Parliament Amendment Act, 1993The whole
199366The Extradition Act, 1993  The whole
199367The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1993The whole
199368The Merchant Shipping Act, 1993The whole
199370The Advocates Act, 1993The whole
199371The President's Emoluments and Pension Act, 1993The whole
199372The Supreme Court Judges Amendment Act, 1993The whole
19941The Governors Amendment Act, 1993The whole
19942The High Court and Supreme Court Judges Amendment Act, 1993The whole
19943The State Bank of India Act, 1993The whole
19944The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners Amendment Act, 1993The whole
19947The Public Premises Amendment Act, 1993The whole
19948The Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1993The whole
19949The Jute Manufacturers Development Council Act, 1993The whole
199411The Census Act, 1993The whole
199412The Sick Industrial Companies Amendment Act, 1993The whole
199420The Banking Regulation Act, 1994The whole
199423The Coffee Act, 1994The whole
199424The Special Court Amendment Act, 1994The whole
199425The Mines and Minerals Amendment Act, 1994The whole
199428The Railways Act, 1994The whole
199433The Rubber Act, 1994The whole
199434The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1994The whole
199435The Institutes of Technology Act, 1994The whole
199436The Press Council Act, 1994The whole
199437The Banking Companies Amendment Act, 1994The whole
199438The Copyright Act, 1994The whole
199439The Anti-hijacking Act, 1994The whole
199440The Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Civil Aviation Act, 1994The whole
199441The Coir Industry Act, 1994The whole
199451The Comptroller and Auditor-General's Amendment Act, 1994The whole
199454The Motor Vehicles Act, 1994The whole
199455The Airports Authority of lndia Act, 1994Section 45
199459The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1994The whole
19951The Contingency Fund of India Act, 1994The whole
19954The Special Protection Group Act, 1995The whole
19955The Industrial Development Bank of India Act, 1995The whole
19956The Customs Tariff Act, 1995The whole
19958The Banking Companies Amendment Act, 1995The whole
19959The Securities Laws Act, 1995The whole
199518The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1995The whole
199519The Cotton Transport Repeal Act, 1995The whole
199524The Indian Penal Code Act, 1995The whole
199525The Assam University Act, 1995The whole
199526The National Highways Act, 1995The whole
199528The Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1995The whole
199529The Maternity Benefit Act, 1995The whole
199530The Workmen's Compensation Act, 1995The whole
199531The Union Duties of Excise Distribution Amendment Act, 1995The whole
199532The Additional Duties of Excise Amendment Act, 1995The whole
199534The Payment of Bonus Act, 1995The whole
199538The Indian Statistical Institute Act, 1995The whole
199540The Sick Textile Undertakings Amendment Act, 1995The whole
199541The National Commission for Minioritics Act, 1995The whole
199545The Research and Development Cess Act, 1995The whole
19961The Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995Section 74
19962The Uttar Pradesh State Legislature Act, 1995The whole
199615The Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1996The whole
199616The Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1996The whole
199620The Supreme Court and High Court Judges Amendment Act, 1996The whole
199621The Representation of the People Act, 1996The whole
199622The Depositories Act, 1996Section 30 and the Schedule
199623The Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1996The whole
199624The Industrial Disputes Act, 1996The whole
199625The Employees, Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1996The whole
199629The Representation of the People Act, 1996The whole
199634The Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1996The whole
199635The Income-tax Act, 1996The whole
199636The Delhi Development Act, 1996  The whole
19971The Indian Contract Act, 1996The whole
19974The Apprentices Act, 1996The whole
19975The Companies Act, 1996The whole
19976The Special Court Amendment Act, 1997The whole
19977The Industrial Reconstruction Bank Act, 1997Section 14
19978The Depositories Related Laws Act, 1997The whole
199714The Income-tax Act, 1997The whole
199715The Port Laws Act, 1997The whole
199716The NationaI Highways Law Act, 1997The whole
199718The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis Act, 1997The whole
199723The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1997The whole
199728The Rice-Milling Industry Repeal Act, 1997The whole
199729The Seamen's Provident Fund Act, 1997The whole
199732The Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1997The whole
199735The Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1997The whole
19984The Contingency Fund of India Act, 1998The whole
19987The lncome-tax Act, 1998The whole
19989The Merchant Shipping Act, 1998The whole
199810The Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous. Provisions Act, 1998The whole
199811The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1998The whole
199812The Representation of the People Act, 1998The whole
199818The High Court and Supreme Court Judges Amendment Act, 1998  The whole
199822The Electricity Laws Act, 1998The whole
199823The Interest on Delayed Payments to Small Scale and Ancillary Industrial Undertakings Act, 1998The whole
199824The Beedi Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1998The whole
199825The President's Emoluments and Pension Act, 1998The whole
199826The Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1998The whole
199827The Governors Amendment Act, 1998The whole
199828The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1998The whole
199829The Oilfields Amendment Act, 1998The whole