The Repealing and Amending Act, 2025 is an Act of the Parliament of India that repealed 71 acts. It also made amendment to 4 acts. The Act was the eighth such repealing act aimed at repealing obsolete laws tabled by the Narendra Modi administration.
Repealed Acts
YearAct No.Short title1886XIThe Indian Tramways Act, 1886197631The Levy Sugar Price Equalisation Fund Act, 1976197841The Britannia Engineering Company Limited (Mokameh Unit) and the Arthur Butler and Company (Muzaffarpore) Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1978198236The Chaparmukh-Silghat Railway Line and the Katakhal-Lalabazar Railway Line (Nationalisation) Act, 1982198455The Hooghly Docking and Engineering Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1984.198844The Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (Determination of Conditions of Service of Employees) Act, 198820163The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 201520171The Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act, 20173The Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Act, 20176The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 201711The Employee’s Compensation (Amendment) Act, 201730The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act, 201720187The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Act, 201810The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Act, 201812The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 201818The Specific Relief (Amendment) Act, 201819The State Banks (Repeal and Amendment) Act, 201820The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Act, 201828The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Act, 2018201915The Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 201919The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 201927The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Act, 201932The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 201938The National Institute of Design (Amendment) Act, 201941The Chit Funds (Amendment) Act, 201943The Special Protection Group (Amendment) Act, 201948The Arms (Amendment) Act, 201920201The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 20204The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Act, 202013The Aircraft (Amendment) Act, 202017The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Act, 202018The Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Amendment) Act, 202024The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Act, 202025The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Act, 202039The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act, 202020213The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 20216The Insurance (Amendment) Act, 20218The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 202115The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 202121The Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Act, 202122The Coconut Development Board (Amendment) Act, 202126The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 202127The Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 202128The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Act, 202130The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Act, 202132The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Act, 202137The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Act, 202138The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Amendment) Act, 202139The National Commission for Homoeopathy (Amendment) Act, 202143The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 202144The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Act, 202149The Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 202120228The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Act, 20229The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment)Act, 202210The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 202214The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Act, 202219The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 202220The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second Amendment) Act, 202223The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Act, 202220231The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Act, 20222The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fourth Amendment) Act, 20229The Competition (Amendment) Act, 202311The Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 202312The Cinematograph (Amendment) Act, 202313The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Act, 202314The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Act, 202316The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 202317The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 202319The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 202327The Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Act, 202336The Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2023
Amendments
No.YearAct No.Short titleAmendment1189710The General Clauses Act, 1897In section 27, for the words “registered post”, the words “speed post with registration” shall be substituted.219085The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908(i) In section 148A, in sub-section (2), for the words “registered post, acknowledgement due”, the words “speed post with registration and proof of delivery” shall be substituted; (ii) In the First Schedule,–– (a) in Order V, in rule 9,–– (I) in sub-rule (3), for the words “registered post acknowledgement due, addressed to the defendant or his agent empowered to accept the service or by speed post”, the words “speed post with registration and proof of delivery addressed to the defendant or his agent empowered to accept the service” shall be substituted; (II) in sub-rule (4), the brackets and words “(except by registered post acknowledgment due)” shall be omitted; (III) in sub-rule (5), in the proviso, for the words “registered post acknowledgement due, the declaration referred to in this sub-rule shall be made notwithstanding the fact that the acknowledgement”, the words “speed post with registration and proof of delivery, the declaration referred to in this sub-rule shall be made notwithstanding the fact that the proof of delivery” shall be substituted; (b) in Order XXI, in rule 1, in sub-rule (2), for the words “registered post, acknowledgement due”, the words “speed post with registration and proof of delivery” shall be substituted; and (c) in Order XXXIX, in rule 3, in the proviso, in clause (a), for the words “registered post”, the words “speed post with registration” shall be substituted.3192539The Indian Succession Act, 1925(i) In section 3, in sub-section (1), the figures “, 213” shall be omitted; (ii) section 213 shall be omitted; (iii) in section 370,–– (a) in sub-section (1), for the words and figures “or section 213 to be established by letters of administration or probate”, the words “to be established by letters of administration” shall be substituted; (b) in sub-section (2), clause (b) shall be omitted.4200553The Disaster Management Act, 2005In section 30, in sub-section (2), in clause (vi), for the word “prevention”, the word “preparation” shall be substituted.
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