The Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 2015 is an Act of the Parliament of India that repealed 90 obsolete Acts, and also amended the provisions of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008 and the Indian Maritime University Act, 2008 to correct typographical errors. The Act was the second such repealing act tabled by the Narendra Modi administration aimed at repealing obsolete laws.
Background and legislative history Prime Minister Narendra Modi had 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."
The Repealing and Amending (Second) Bill, 2014 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 3 December 2014 by the Minister of Law and Justice, D.V. Sadananda Gowda. The bill sought to repeal 90 Acts and amend two Acts. The bill sought to completely repeal 88 Acts. The remaining two were amending acts whose changes had been incorporated into the existing Acts. The bill also sought to amend provisions of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008 and the Indian Maritime University Act, 2008 so as to correct typographical errors.
The bill was referred to a Select Committee on 23 December 2014. The Committee submitted its report on the bill on 24 February 2015. The report recommended that the bill be passed, and also suggested adding an "automatic repeal clause" to the Railway Appropriation and Finance Appropriation Acts, as these Acts were only required to be in effect for the duration of one year. The Committee suggested adding similar clauses in other pending Bills as well, and recommended that the Law Ministry consider amending Section 6A of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (related to the effect of repeals) to enable the inclusion of an automatic repeal clause in Bills. The Committee further noted that a review and repeal of obsolete laws should be carried out every 5 years.
The bill, as recommended by the Select Committee, was passed by the Lok Sabha on 8 December 2014 and by the Rajya Sabha on 5 May 2015. The bill received assent from President Pranab Mukherjee on 14 May, and was notified in The Gazette of India on 9 May 2015.
Repealed Acts Of the 90 acts included in the bill's First Schedule, 88 were completely repealed and two were partially repealed.
№YearAct No.Short titleExtent of repeal119991The Export-Import Bank of India (Amendment) Act, 1998The whole219997The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Act, 1998The whole3199916The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Act, 1999The whole420001The Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions (Amendment) Act, 2000The whole520007The Small Industries Development Bank of India (Amendment) Act, 2000The whole6200012The Food Corporations (Amendment) Act, 2000The whole7200015The National Housing Bank (Amendment) Act, 2000The whole8200017The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Act, 2000The whole9200018The Leaders and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Amendment Act, 2000The whole10200022The Major Port Trusts (Amendment) Act, 2000The whole11200023The Insecticides (Amendment) Act, 2000The whole12200035The Border Security Force (Amendment) Act, 2000The whole13200039The State Financial Corporations (Amendment) Act, 2000The whole14200044The Multimodal Transportation of Goods (Amendment) Act, 2000The whole15200055The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Act, 2000The whole16200110The Chit Funds (Amendment) Act, 2001The whole17200123The Warehousing Corporations (Amendment) Act, 2001The whole18200127The Warehousing Corporations (Amendment) Act, 2001The whole19200138The Government of Union Territories and the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2001The whole20200140The Inland Waterways Authority of India (Amendment) Act, 2001The whole21200146The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Act, 2001The whole22200154The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Act, 2001The whole23200214The Inter-State Water Disputes (Amendment) Act, 2002The whole24200229The Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament and Leaders of Opposition in Parliament (Amendment) Act, 2002The whole25200230The Sugar Development Fund (Amendment) Act, 2002The whole26200231The Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament (Second Amendment) Act, 2002The whole27200234The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Act, 2002The whole28200240The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Act, 2002The whole29200242The Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2002The whole30200251The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Act, 2002The whole31200252The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Act, 2002The whole32200255The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002The whole33200256The Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament and Leaders of Opposition in Parliament (Second Amendment) Act, 2002The whole34200262The Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act, 2002The whole3520037The High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Act, 2002The whole3620038The Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Act, 2002The whole37200310The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 2002The whole38200311The Companies (Second Amendment) Act, 2002The whole39200335The Delhi High Court (Amendment) Act, 2003The whole40200337The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2003The whole41200344The Sixth Schedule to the Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2003The whole42200348The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Act, 2003The whole43200351The Railways (Second Amendment) Act, 2003The whole44200358The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Act, 2003The whole45200359The Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2003The whole4620044The Prevention of Terrorism (Amendment) Act, 2003The whole4720046The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003The whole4820049The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Act, 2003The whole49200416The Foreigners (Amendment) Act, 2004The whole50200424The Banking Regulation (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 2004The whole51200430The Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws (Amendment) Act, 2004The whole52200519The Government of Union Territories and the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2005The whole53200532The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005The whole54200540The Sree ChitraTirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum (Amendment) Act, 2005The whole55200545The Warehousing Corporations (Amendment) Act, 2005The whole56200546The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Act, 2005The whole5720062The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2005The whole5820065The Government of Union Territories and the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2006The whole5920066The Contempt of Courts (Amendment) Act, 2006The whole60200626The Reserve Bank of India (Amendment) Act, 2006The whole61200640The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Act, 2006The whole62200645The Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings and Financial Institutions Laws (Amendment) Act, 2006The whole63200654The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2006Sections 2 to 564200717The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2007The whole65200718The National Tax Tribunal (Amendment) Act, 2007The whole66200730The State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks Laws) Amendment Act, 2007The whole67200732The State Bank of India (Amendment) Act, 2007The whole68200735The Inland Vessels (Amendment) Act, 2007The whole69200740The Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2007The whole7020084The Sugar Development Fund (Amendment) Act, 2008The whole71200830The Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament (Amendment) Act, 2008The whole7220095The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2008The whole73200911The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 2008The whole74200920The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Amendment) Act, 2009The whole75200923The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Act, 2009The whole76200948The State Bank of Saurashtra (Repeal) and the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Amendment Act, 2009Sections 3 to 1177201027The State Bank of India (Amendment) Act, 2010The whole78201037The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Act, 2010The whole79201041The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2010The whole80201043The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Act, 2010The whole8120117The State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Amendment Act, 2011The whole82201117The State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks Laws) Amendment Act, 2011The whole8320125The New Delhi Municipal Council (Amendment) Act, 2011The whole8420128The Life Insurance Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2011The whole85201211The Export-Import Bank of India (Amendment) Act, 2011The whole86201226The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012The whole87201236The Chemical Weapons Convention (Amendment) Act, 2012The whole8820131The Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012The whole8920134The Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012The whole90201327The Wakf (Amendment) Act, 2013The whole
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