THE REPEALING AND AMENDING ACT,  2016 
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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SECTIONS 

1.  Short title. 

2. Repeal of certain enactments. 

3. Amendment of certain enactments. 

4. Savings. 

THE FIRST SCHEDULE 

THE SECOND SCHEDULE 

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THE REPEALING AND AMENDING ACT,  2016 

ACT NO. 23 OF 2016 

[6th May, 2016.] 

An Act to repeal certain enactments and to amend certain other enactments. 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

1. Short title. — This Act may be called the Repealing and Amending Act, 2016. 

2.  Repeal  of  certain  enactments.—The  enactments  specified  in  the  First  Schedule  are  hereby 

repealed to the extent mentioned in the fourth column thereof. 

3.  Amendment  of  certain  enactments.  —  The enactments specified in the Second Schedule are 

hereby amended to the extent and in the manner mentioned in the fourth column thereof. 

4.  Savings.  —The  repeal  by  this  Act  of  any  enactment  shall  not  affect  any  other  enactment  in 

which the repealed enactment has been applied, incorporated or referred to;  

and this Act shall not affect the validity, invalidity, effect or consequences of anything already done 
or suffered, or any right, title, obligation or liability already acquired, accrued or incurred, or any remedy 
or  proceeding  in  respect  thereof,  or  any  release  or  discharge  of  or from any debt, penalty, obligation, 
liability, claim or demand, or any indemnity already granted, or the proof of any past act or  thing; 

nor shall this Act affect any principle or rule of law, or established jurisdiction, form or  course  of 
pleading, practice or procedure, or existing usage, custom, privilege, restriction, exemption, office or 
appointment, notwithstanding that the same respectively may have been in any manner affirmed or 
recognised or derived by, in or from any enactment hereby repealed; 

nor shall the repeal by this Act of any enactment revive or restore any jurisdiction, office, custom, 
liability, right, title, privilege, restriction, exemption, usage, practice, procedure or other matter or thing 
not now existing or in force. 

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THE FIRST SCHEDULE 

(See section 2) 

REPEALS 

Year 

No. 

Short title 

  Extent of repeal 

1 

2 

3 

1863 

16 

The Excise (Spirits) Act, 1863 

4 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

1874 

4 

The Foreign Recruiting Act, 1874 

So much as is not repealed. 

1898 

1902 

1912 

1913 

1916 

1919 

3 

4 

8 

6 

7 

1 

1875 

18 

The Indian Law Reports Act, 1875 

1879 

6 

The Elephants Preservation Act, 1879 

1890 

13 

The Excise (Malt Liquors) Act, 1890 

The Lepers Act, 1898 

The Indian Tramways Act, 1902 

The Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act, 1912

So much as is not 
repealed. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The MussalmanWakf Validating Act, 1913 

The whole. 

The Indian Medical Degrees Act, 1916 

The whole. 

The Local Authorities Pensions and 
Gratuities Act, 1919 

The whole. 

1930 

32 

The MussalmanWakf Validating Act, 1930 

The whole. 

1933 

2 

The Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933 

The whole. 

1936 

18 

The Red Cross Society (Allocation of 
Property) Act, 1936 

The whole. 

1936 

1938 

1940 

22 

24 

12 

The Indian Companies (Amendment) Act, 1936 

The whole. 

The Employers’ Liability Act, 1938 

The whole. 

The Income-tax Law Amendment Act, 1940 

So much as is not 
repealed. 
  The whole. 

1941 

22 

The Indian Merchant Shipping 
(Amendment) Act, 1941 

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1941 

1941 

1947 

1947 

1948 

1948 

1948 

1948 

25 

44 

45 

38 

48 

58 

60 

1 

2 

3 

4 

1941 

23 

The Indian Income-tax (Amendment) Act, 1941 

The whole. 

24  The Excess Profits Tax (Second Amendment) Act, 1941 

The whole. 

The Railways (Local Authorities' Taxation) Act, 1941 

The whole. 

The Income-tax and Business Profits Tax 
(Amendment) Act, 1947 

The whole. 

The Indian Trade Unions (Amendment) Act, 1947 

The whole. 

The Continuance of Legal Proceedings Act, 1948 

The whole. 

The Income-tax and Business Profits Tax 
(Amendment) Act, 1948 

The Exchange of Prisoners Act, 1948 

The Resettlement of Displaced Persons (Land 
Acquisition) Act, 1948 

1949 

24 

The Delhi Hotels (Control of Accommodation) Act, 
1949 

1949 

53 

The Indian Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 
1949 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

1949 

59 

The Merged States (Laws) Act, 1949 

The whole. 

1950 

9 

The Indian Tea Control (Amendment) Act, 1950 

The whole. 

1950 

26 

The Drugs (Control) Act, 1950 

1950 

52 

The Essential Supplies (Temporary Powers) 
Amendment Act, 1950 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The whole. 

1950 

1950 

1951 

1951 

71 

72 

42 

59 

The Indian Income-tax (Amendment) Act, 1950 

The whole. 

The Essential Supplies (Temporary Powers) 
Second Amendment Act, 1950 

The whole. 

The Indian Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1951  The whole. 

The Delhi Premises (Requisition and Eviction) 
Amendment Act, 1951 

The whole. 

1952 

9 

The Indian Independence Pakistan Courts 
(Pending Proceedings) Act, 1952 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

1952 

1952 

1953 

49 

54 

23 

The Indian Tea Control (Amendment) Act, 1952 

The whole. 

The Central Tea Board (Amendment) Act, 1952 

The Indian Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 
1953 

The whole. 

The whole. 

1953 

25 

The Indian Income-tax (Amendment) Act, 1953 

The whole. 

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1 

1953 

2 

54 

3 

4 

The  Reserve  Bank  of 
Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1953 

India 

(Amendment  and 

So much as is not repealed. 

1954 

9  The Control of Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1954 

The whole. 

1954 

13  The  Press  (Objectionable  Matter)  Amendment  Act, 

The whole. 

1954 

1954 

23  The  State  Acquisition  of  Lands  for  Union  Purposes 

The whole. 

(Validation) Act, 1954 

1954 

1954 

1954 

33  The Indian Income-tax (Amendment) Act, 1954 

The whole. 

41  The Taxation Laws (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) 

The whole. 

Act, 1954 

53  The  Prevention  of  Disqualification  (Parliament  and 
Part  C  States  Legislatures)  Second  Amendment  Act, 
1954 

The whole. 

1955 

29  The 

Industrial  Disputes 

(Appellate  Tribunal) 

The whole. 

Amendment Act, 1955 

1955 

1956 

1956 

1956 

1956 

1956 

52  The  Prevention  of  Disqualification  (Parliament  and 
Part C States Legislatures) Amendment Act, 1955 

The whole. 

10  The Control of Shipping (Continuance) Act, 1956 

26  The Indian Income-tax (Amendment) Act, 1956 

The whole. 

The whole. 

36  The 

Industrial  Disputes 

(Amendment  and 

So much as is not repealed. 

Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1956 

45  The Newspaper (Price and Page) Act, 1956 

The whole. 

52  The Government Premises (Eviction) Amendment  Act,

The whole. 

1956 

1956 

63  The  Scheduled  Castes  and  Scheduled  Tribes  Orders 

The whole. 

(Amendment) Act, 1956 

1956 

95  The Banking Companies (Amendment) Act, 1956 

So much as is not repealed. 

1957 

17  The Life Insurance Corporation (Amendment)  

So much as is not repealed. 

Act, 1957 

1957 

1957 

1957 

1958 

1958 

47  The Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Act, 1957 

The whole. 

53  The Indian Railways (Amendment) Act, 1957 

So much as is not repealed. 

64  The Prevention of Disqualification (Amendment) Act, 

The whole. 

1957 

9  The Control of Shipping (Continuance) Act, 1958 

The whole. 

33  The Estate Duty (Amendment) Act, 1958 

So much as is not repealed. 

1958 

35  The Manipur and Tripura (Repeal of Laws) Act, 1958 

The whole. 

1958 

54  The Prevention of Disqualification (Amendment) Act, 

The whole. 

1958 

1959 

1959 

1  The Indian Income-tax (Amendment) Act, 1959 

17  The Coal Grading Board (Repeal) Act, 1959 

The whole. 

The whole. 

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1959 

1960 

2 

29 

16 

3 

The Public Wakfs (Extension of Limitation)  
Act, 1959 
The Estate Duty (Amendment) Act, 1960 

4 

The whole. 

So much as is not repealed. 

1960 

18 

The Indian Boilers (Amendment) Act, 1960 

So much as is not repealed. 

1960 

1960 

28 

45 

The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1960 

The whole. 

The Indian Museum (Amendment) Act, 1960 

So much as is not repealed. 

1960 

54 

The Railway Passenger Fares (Amendment) Act, 
1960 

The whole. 

1960 

65 

The Companies (Amendment) Act, 1960 

So much as is not repealed. 

1961 

7 

The Banking Companies (Amendment) Act, 1961 

So much as is not repealed. 

1961 

36 

The Newspaper (Price and Page) Continuance Act, 
1961 

The whole. 

1961 

1962 

1962 

1962 

55 

17 

43 

56 

The Sugar (Regulation of Production) Act, 1961 

The whole. 

The Air Corporations (Amendment) Act, 1962 

So much as is not repealed. 

The Companies (Amendment) Act, 1962 

The whole. 

The State-Associated Banks (Miscellaneous 
Provisions) Act, 1962 

So much as is not repealed. 

1962 

59 

The Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act, 
1962 

The whole. 

1963 

1963 

1963 

1964 

1965 

1965 

1966 

21 

37 

53 

32 

23 

31 

21 

The Compulsory Deposit Scheme Act, 1963 

The Personal Injuries (Compensation Insurance) 
Act, 1963 

The Companies (Amendment) Act, 1963 

The Companies (Amendment) Act, 1964 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The Banking Laws (Application to Co-operative 
Societies) Act, 1965 

So much as is not repealed. 

The Companies (Amendment) Act, 1965 

The whole. 

The Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1966 

So much as is not repealed. 

1966 

30 

The Electricity (Supply) Amendment Act, 1966 

So much as is not repealed. 

1966 

1967 

1967 

1968 

37 

14 

25 

60 

The Companies (Second Amendment) Act, 1966 

The whole. 

The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 1967 

So much as is not repealed. 

The Standards of Weights and Measures (Extension 
to Kohima and Mokokchung Districts) Act, 1967 
The State Agricultural Credit Corporations Act, 
1968 

The whole. 

The whole. 

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1969 

2 

3 

17 

The Companies (Amendment) Act, 1969 

1969 

22 

The Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of 
Undertakings) Act, 1969 

1969 

23 

The Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) 
Amendment Act, 1969 

1969 

28 

The Central Sales Tax (Amendment) Act, 1969 

1969 

37 

The Delhi High Court (Amendment) Act, 1969 

1969 

38 

The Wakf (Amendment) Act, 1969 

1970 

24 

The Petroleum (Amendment) Act, 1970 

1970 

25 

The Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1970 

1970 

51 

The Central Labour Laws (Extension to Jammu and 
Kashmir) Act, 1970 

4 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The whole. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The whole. 

1971 

63 

The Jayanti Shipping Company (Acquisition of Shares) 
Act, 1971 

The whole. 

1971 

64 

The Coking Coal Mines (Emergency Provisions) Act, 
1971 

The whole. 

1972 

58 

The Indian Copper Corporation (Acquisition of 
Undertaking) Act, 1972 

1972 

72 

The Sick Textile Undertakings (Taking Over of 
Management) Act, 1972 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The whole. 

1973 

15 

The Coal Mines (Taking Over of Management) Act, 
1973 

1973 
1974 

62 
4 

The Konkan Passenger Ships (Acquisition) Act, 1973 
The Esso (Acquisition of Undertakings in India) Act, 
1974 

The whole. 

The whole. 
The whole. 

1974 

37 

The Additional Emoluments (Compulsory Deposit) Act, 
1974 

The whole. 

1976 

2 

1976 

97 

The Burmah Shell (Acquisition of Undertakings in 
India) Act, 1976 
The Burn Company and Indian Standard Wagon 
Company (Nationalisation) Act, 1976 

1976 

98 

The Laxmirattan and Atherton West Cotton Mills 
(Taking Over of Management) Act, 1976 

1976 

106  The Untouchability (Offences) Amendment and 

Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1976 

1977 

17 

The Caltex [Acquisition of Shares of Caltex Oil 
Refining (India) Limited and of the Undertakings in India 
of Caltex (India) Limited] Act, 1977 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The whole. 

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2 

3 

4 

1978 

21  The Deposit Insurance Corporation (Amendment and 

The whole. 

Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1978 

1979 

28  The Kosangas Company (Acquisition of 

The whole. 

Undertaking) Act, 1979 

1980 

64  The Maruti Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of 

The whole. 

Undertakings) Act, 1980 

1981 

18  The Essential Commodities (Special Provisions) 

The whole. 

Act, 1981 

1981 

19  The Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of 
Supplies of Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 
1981 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

1981 

41  The Burmah Oil Company [Acquisition of Shares 

The whole. 

of  Oil India Limited and of the Undertakings in India of 
Assam Oil Company Limited and the Burmah 
Oil Company (India Trading) Limited] Act, 1981 

1982 

26  The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) 

Act, 1982 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

1982 

1982 

1982 

31  The Estate Duty (Amendment) Act,1982 

The whole. 

38  The Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act, 1982 

The whole. 

50  The Amritsar Oil Works (Acquisition and Transfer of 

The whole. 

Undertakings) Act, 1982 

1982 

58  The Central Excise Laws (Amendment and 

The whole. 

Validation) Act, 1982 

1982 

68  The Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Act, 1982 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

1983 

29  The National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils 

The whole. 

Development Board Act, 1983 

1983 

40  The Textile Undertakings (Taking Over of 

The whole. 

Management) Act, 1983 

1983 

44  The Indian Railways (Amendment) Act, 1983 

1984 

1984 

1  The Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 1983 

16  The Ganesh Flour Mills Company Limited 

(Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 
1984 

1984 

26  The Payment of Gratuity (Second Amendment) 

Act, 1984 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

1984 

33  The Mogul Line Limited (Acquisition of Shares) 

The whole. 

Act, 1984 

1984 

34  The Essential Commodities (Amendment) 

The whole. 

Act, 1984 

1984 

1984 

38  The Delhi Development (Amendment) Act, 1984 

The whole. 

45  The Employees’ State Insurance (Amendment) Act, 

1984 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

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1984 

1984 

2 
53  The Estate Duty (Amendment) Act, 1984 

3 

54  The Levy Sugar Price Equalisation Fund 

(Amendment) Act, 1984 

1984 

59  The University Grants Commission (Amendment) 

Act, 1984 

4 

The whole. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

1984 

1984 

1985 

63  The Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1984 

The whole. 

67  The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1984 

The whole. 

3  The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) 

Amendment Act, 1985 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

1985 

83  The Futwah-Islampur Light Railway Line 

The whole. 

(Nationalisation) Act, 1985 

1986 

33  The Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1986 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

1986 

66  The Shipping Development Fund Committee 

The whole. 

(Abolition) Act, 1986 

1987 

1987 

1989 

1989 

27  The National Security (Amendment) Act, 1987 

The whole. 

43  The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order 

The whole. 

(Amendment) Act, 1987 

3  The Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989 

The whole. 

29  The Employees' State Insurance (Amendment) 

Act, 1989 

1991 

2  The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1991 

1991 

34  The Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act, 1991 

1991 

44  The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, 1991 

1991 

60  The Delhi High Court (Amendment) Act, 1991 

1993 

49  The Betwa River Board (Amendment) Act, 1993 

1994 

27  The Punjab Gram Panchayat, Samitis and Zilla 
Parishad (Chandigarh Repeal) Act, 1994 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The whole except section 
6. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

So much as is not 
repealed. 

The whole. 

1999 

2  The Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories (Repeal) 

The whole. 

Act, 1998 

1999 

4  The Railway Claims Tribunal (Amendment) 

The whole. 

Act, 1998 

1999 

1999 

1999 

1999 

1999 

11  The Income-tax (Second Amendment) Act, 1998 

The whole. 

17  The Patents (Amendment) Act, 1999 

21  The Companies (Amendment) Act, 1999 

28  The Income-tax (Amendment) Act, 1999 

38  The Mines and Minerals (Regulation and 
Development) Amendment Act, 1999 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

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2 

2000 

2 

2000 

2000 

2000 

2000 

2000 

2000 

2000 

2000 

19 

24 

25 

26 

27 

31 

32 

33 

2000 

36 

2000 

38 

3 

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India 
(Amendment) Act, 2000 

The Cotton Textiles Cess (Repeal) Act, 2000 

The Indian Companies (Foreign Interests) and the 
Companies (Temporary Restrictions on Dividends) 
Repeal Act, 2000 

The Cotton Cloth (Repeal) Act, 2000 

The Iron and Steel (Amalgamation and Takeover 
Laws) Repeal Act, 2000 

The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2000 

The Army and Air Force (Disposal of Private 
Property) Amendment Act, 2000 

The Indian Power Alcohol (Repeal) Act, 2000 

The All-India Institute of Medical Sciences 
(Amendment) Act, 2000 

The Cable Television Networks (Regulation) 
Amendment Act, 2000 

The Rehabilitation Council of India (Amendment) 
Act, 2000 

2000 

46 

The Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) 
Act, 2000 

2000 

47 

The Passport (Entry into India) Amendment 
Act, 2000 

2000 

2000 

2001 

2001 

51 

53 

1 

4 

The Aircraft (Amendment) Act, 2000 

The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2000 

The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2000 

The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2001 

2001 

11 

The Insurance Laws (Transfer of Business and 
Emergency Provisions) Repeal Act, 2001 

2001 

17 

2001 

18 

The U.P. Sugarcane Cess (Validation) Repeal 
Act, 2001 

The Post-Graduate Institute of Medical 
Education and Research, Chandigarh (Amendment) 
Act, 2001 

2001 

20 

The Banking Companies (Legal Practitioners' 
Clients' Accounts) Repeal Act, 2001 

4 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole except 
section 5. 

The whole except 
section 8. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

2001 

21 

2001 

2001 

2001 

28 

31 

32 

The Electricity Regulatory Commissions 
(Amendment) Act, 2001 

The Live-stock Importation (Amendment) Act, 2001 

The whole. 

The Trade Unions (Amendment) Act, 2001 

The Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation 
and Prevention of Misuse) Amendment Act, 2001 

The whole. 

The whole. 

2001 

34 

The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Act, 2001 

The whole. 

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2 

2001 

2001 

35 

44 

The Sugarcane Cess (Validation) Repeal Act, 2001 

The whole. 

3 

4 

The Salaries and Allowances of Ministers 
(Amendment) Act, 2001 

2001 

55 

The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis 
(Amendment) Act, 2001 

2001 

56 

The Cine-workers Welfare Fund (Amendment) 
Act, 2001 

2001 

2002 

2002 

2002 

57 

13 

17 

24 

The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2001 

The Jute Manufactures Cess (Amendment) 
Act, 2002 

The Passports (Amendment) Act, 2002 

The All-India Institute of Medical Sciences 
(Amendment) Act, 2002 

2002 

25 

The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order 
(Amendment) Act, 2002 

2002 

32 

The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and 
Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Act, 2002 

The Coast Guard (Amendment) Act, 2002 

The National Co-operative Development 
Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2002 

2002 

2002 

2002 

2002 

2002 

2002 

44 

45 

50 

61 

63 

64 

2003 

2003 

2003 

2003 

16 

19 

29 

38 

The Petroleum (Berar Extension) Repeal Act, 2002 

The whole. 

The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders 
(Second Amendment) Act, 2002 

The whole. 

The Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2002 

The whole. 

The Medical Termination of Pregnancy 
(Amendment) Act, 2002 

2003 

1 

The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2002 

2003 

14 

The Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation 
and Prevention of Misuse) Amendment Act, 2002 

The Wildlife (Protection) (Amendment) Act, 2002 

The whole. 

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) 
Cess (Amendment) Act, 2003 

The whole. 

The Banking Service Commission (Repeal) Act, 2003 

The whole. 

The Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and 
Infant Food (Regulation of Production, 
Supply and Distribution) Amendment Act, 2003 

2003 

43 

The Airports Authority of India (Amendment) 
Act, 2003 

2003 

47 

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order 
(Amendment) Act, 2003 

2003 

52 

The Railway Protection Force (Amendment) 

The whole. 

11 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

 
 
 
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2003 

2003 

2003 

2004 

2004 

2004 

2005 

2005 

2005 

2005 

2005 

2006 

2006 

2006 

2006 

2006 

2006 

2006 

2006 

2006 

2007 

2007 

2007 

2007 

2007 

2007 

 2 

3 

54 

56 

57 

5 

8 

25 

15 

23 

41 

47 

55 

7 

8 

9 

23 

33 

39 

42 

48 

57 

4 

25 

26 

31 

36 

38 

The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2003 

The Railways (Amendment) Act, 2003 

The Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2003 

The Indian Council of World Affairs (Amendment) 
Act, 2003 

The Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Act, 2003 

The Customs and Central Excise Laws (Repeal) 
Act, 2004 

The Patents (Amendment) Act, 2005 

The Navy (Amendment) Act, 2005 

The Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act, 2005 

The Railways (Amendment) Act, 2005 

The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2005 

The Cost and Works Accountants (Amendment) 
Act, 2006 

4 
The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The Company Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 2006 

The whole. 

The Chartered Accountants (Amendment) Act, 2006 

The whole. 

The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2006 

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of 
Children) Amendment Act, 2006 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2006 

The whole. 

The Central Silk Board (Amendment) Act, 2006 

The whole. 

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order 
Amendment Act, 2006 

The Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Act, 2006 

The Commissions for Protection of Child Rights 
(Amendment) Act, 2006 

The Cable Television Networks (Regulation) 
Amendment Act, 2007 

The Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2007 

The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order 
(Amendment) Act, 2007 

The Apprentices (Amendment) Act, 2007 

The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products 
(Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation 
of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply 
and Distribution) Amendment Act, 2007 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

2007 

42 

2007 

2007 

2007 

44 

45 

49 

The All-India Institute of Medical Sciences and the 
Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and 
Research (Amendment) Act, 2007 

The whole. 

The Aircraft (Amendment) Act, 2007 

The whole. 

The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2007 

The whole. 

The Indian Boilers (Amendment) Act, 2007 

The whole. 

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2 

2008  11 

2008  12 

2008  13 

2008  14 

3 

The Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008 

The Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of 
India) Amendment Act, 2008 

The Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) 
Act, 2008 

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order 
(Amendment) Act, 2008 

4 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

2008  15 

The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2008 

The whole. 

2008  26 

The Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Act, 2008 

The whole. 

2009 

2 

2009 

3 

2009  10 

2009  28 

2009  34 

2009  45 

2009  46 

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Union 
Territories) Order (Amendment) Act, 2008 

The Post-Graduate Institute of Medical 
Education and Research, Chandigarh 
(Amendment) Act, 2008 

The Information Technology (Amendment) 
Act, 2008 

The Carriage by Air (Amendment) Act, 2009 

The Metro Railways (Amendment) Act, 2009 

The Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) 
Act, 2009 

The National Rural Employment Guarantee 
(Amendment) Act, 2009 

2009 

2010 

2010 

2010 

2010 

2010 

2010 

47 

The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2009 

2 

15 

17 

18 

24 

25 

The Salaries and Allowances of Ministers 
(Amendment) Act, 2009 

The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2010 

The Plantations Labour (Amendment) Act, 2010 

The Employees' State Insurance (Amendment) 
Act, 2010 

The Industrial Disputes (Amendment) Act, 2010 

The Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) 
Amendment Act, 2010 

2010 

26 

The Securities and Insurance Laws (Amendment 
and Validation) Act, 2010 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

2010 

2010 

2010 

2010 

2011 

28 

32 

34 

35 

10 

The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2010 

The whole. 

The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Act, 2010 

The whole. 

The Mines and Minerals (Development and 
Regulation) Amendment Act, 2010 

The whole. 

The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2010 

The whole. 

The Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical 
Education and Research, Puducherry (Amendment) 

The whole. 

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1 

2 

3 

2011 

2011 

2011 

2011 

2012 

2012 

2012 

2012 

2012 

2012 

2012 

2012 

2012 

2012 

2012 

2012 

2013 

2013 

2013 

2013 

2013 

2013 

2013 

12 

13 

18 

21 

1 

2 

3 

4 

6 

9 

10 

20 

24 

25 

30 

37 

2 

3 

13 

19 

22 

24 

29 

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of 
Children) Amendment Act, 2011 
The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Act, 2011 

The National Council for Teacher Education 
(Amendment) Act, 2011 

The Cable Television Networks (Regulation) 
Amendment Act, 2011 

The Damodar Valley Corporation (Amendment) 
Act, 2011 

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order 
(Amendment) Act, 2011 

4 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The Chartered Accountants (Amendment) Act, 2011 

The whole. 

The Company Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 2011 

The whole. 

The Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of 
India) Amendment Act, 2011 

The Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines 
(Acquisition of Right of user in Land) 
Amendment Act, 2011 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The Cost and Works Accountants (Amendment) 
Act, 2011 

The whole. 

The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Act, 2012 

The whole. 

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order 
(Amendment) Act, 2012 

The Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) 
Amendment Act, 2012 

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory 
Education (Amendment) Act, 2012 

The All-India Institute of Medical Sciences 
(Amendment) Act, 2012 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The Prevention of Money-laundering (Amendment) 
Act, 2012 

The whole. 

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment 
Act, 2012 

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 

The National Highways Authority of India 
(Amendment) Act, 2013 

The Securities and Exchange Board of India 
(Amendment) Act, 2013 

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order 
(Amendment) Act, 2013 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The whole. 

The Representation of the People (Amendment 
and Validation) Act, 2013 

Sections 2 and 3. 

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THE SECOND SCHEDULE 

(See Section 3) 

AMENDMENTS 

Year  

2013 

No. 

Short title 

14 

The Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place 
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) 
Act, 2013   

2014 

8 

The Governors (Emoluments, Allowances 
and Privileges) Amendment Act, 2014 

Amendments 

In sections 6, 7 and 24, — 

(i) for the words “Local 
Complaints Committee”, 
wherever they occur, the words 
“Local Committee” shall be 
substituted; 
(ii) for the words “Internal 
Complaints Committee”, 
wherever they occur, the 
words “Internal Committee” 
shall be substituted.  
In section 2, — 

the  words  and  figure 

(i) 
“section 2 of” shall be 
omitted; 
(ii) after the brackets and 
words “(hereinafter 
referred to as the principal 
Act)”, insert the words and 
figure “in section 2”. 

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