Repealing and Amending Act, 2015

Repealing and Amending Act, 2015
Parliament of India
Long title
  • An Act to repeal certain enactments and to amend certain other enactments.
CitationAct No. 17 of 2015
Territorial extentIndia
Passed byLok Sabha
Passed18 March 2015
Passed byRajya Sabha
Passed5 May 2015
Assented to13 May 2015
Commenced13 May 2015
Legislative history
First chamber: Lok Sabha
Bill titleThe Repealing and Amending Bill, 2014
Bill citationBill No. 95 of 2014
Introduced byRavi Shankar Prasad
Introduced11 August 2014
Committee reportStanding Committee Report
Related legislation
Status: Spent

The Repealing and Amending Act, 2015 is an Act of the Parliament of India that repealed 35 obsolete Acts, and also amended the provisions of The Prohibition of Manual Scavengers Act, 2013, and the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 to correct typographical and certain patent errors. It was the first such repealing Act aimed at repealing obsolete laws tabled in Parliament by the Narendra Modi administration.

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]

The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2014 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 11 August 2014 by the Minister of Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad. The bill sought to repeal 36 Acts and pass amendments to two Acts. The bill sought to completely repeal The Indian Fisheries Act, 1897, The Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1947, The Sugar Undertakings (Taking Over of Management) Act, 1978 and The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993. The remaining 32 were all amending acts whose changes had been incorporated into the existing Acts. The bill also sought to amend provisions of The Prohibition of Manual Scavengers Act, 2013, and The Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 so as to correct typographical and certain patent errors, such as the year of enactment.[2][3]

The bill was referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice on 22 September. The Committee submitted its report on the bill on 19 December 2015. The report recommended that the bill be passed, however, it opposed the repeal of the Manual Scavenging and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993. The Committee also suggested that the government consider adding a sunset clause to amending act to ensure that they would be repealed automatically and would not remain in the statute books after their purpose was achieved.[4]

The bill, as recommended by the Committee, was passed by the Lok Sabha on 18 March and by the Rajya Sabha on 5 May 2015. The bill received assent from President Pranab Mukherjee on 13 May 2015, and was notified in The Gazette of India on the same day.[5]

Repealed Acts

The following 35 acts, included in the bill's First Schedule, were completely repealed:[6]

№ Year Act No. Short title Extent of repeal
1 1897 4 The Indian Fisheries Act, 1897 The whole
2 1947 47 The Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1947 The whole
3 1978 49 The Sugar Undertakings (Taking Over of Management) Act, 1978 The whole
4 1999 30 The Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1999 The whole
5 1999 33 The Indian Majority (Amendment) Act, 1999 The whole
6 1999 34 The Administrators-General (Amendment) Act, 1999 The whole
7 1999 36 The Notaries (Amendment) Act, 1999 The whole
8 1999 39 The Marriage Laws (Amendment) Act, 1999 The whole
9 2001 30 The Repealing and Amending Act, 2001 The whole
10 2001 49 The Mariage Laws (Amendment) Act, 2001 The whole
11 2001 51 The Indian Divorce (Amendment) Act, 2001 The whole
12 2002 26 The Indian Succession (Amendment) Act, 2002 The whole
13 2002 37 The Legal Services Authorities (Amendment) Act, 2002 The whole
14 2002 72 The Representation of the People (Third Amendment) Act, 2002 The whole
15 2003 3 The Transfer of Property (Amendment) Act, 2002 The whole
16 2003 4 The Indian Evidence (Amendment) Act, 2002 The whole
17 2003 6 The Representation of the People (Second Amendment) Act, 2002 The whole
18 2003 9 The Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2002 The whole
19 2003 24 The Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2003 The whole
20 2003 40 The Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2003 The whole
21 2003 46 The Election and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2003 The whole
22 2003 50 The Marriage Laws (Amendment) Act, 2003 The whole
23 2004 2 The Representation of the People (Second Amendment) Act, 2003 The whole
24 2004 3 The Delimitation (Amendment) Act, 2003 The whole
25 2005 4 The Delegated Legislation Provisions (Amendment)

Act, 2004

The whole
26 2005 39 The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 The whole
27 2006 31 The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Act, 2006 The whole
28 2008 9 The Delimitation (Amendment) Act, 2008 The whole
29 2008 10 The Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2008 The whole
30 2009 41 The Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2009 The whole
31 2010 30 The Personal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2010 The whole
32 2010 36 The Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2010 The whole
33 2012 29 The Anand Marriage (Amendment) Act, 2012 The whole
34 2012 33 The Administrators-General (Amendment) Act, 2012 The whole
35 2013 28 The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Act, 2013 The whole

See also

  • List of legislations repealed under Modi government

References

  1. ^ "| NITI Aayog".
  2. ^ "The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2014".
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s380537a945c7aaa788ccfcdf1b99b5d8f/uploads/2023/02/2023021468.pdf
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