THE REPEALING AND AMENDING (SECOND) ACT, 2017 

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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 (SECOND) ACT, 2017 

ACT NO. 4 OF 2018 

[5th January, 2018.] 

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

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

1. Short title.—This Act may be called the Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 2017. 

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

repealed. 

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the repealed enactment has been applied, incorporated or referred to; 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recognised or derived by, in or from any enactment hereby repealed; 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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Year 

Act No. 

1 

2 

THE FIRST SCHEDULE  
(See section 2) 

REPEALS 

Short title 

3 

Central Acts 

1850 

1857 

1857 

1859 

1862 

1873 

1875 

1876 

1879 

1879 

1881 

1882 

1883 

1886 

1888 

1888 

1893 

1895 

1897 

1911 

1912 

1917 

1921 

1931 

XXI 

VII 

The Caste Disabilities Removal Act, 1850. 

The Madras Uncovenanted Officers Act, 1857. 

XXI 

The Howrah Offences Act, 1857. 

XII 

The Calcutta Pilots Act, 1859. 

III 

The Government Seal Act, 1862. 

XVI 

The North-Western Provinces Village and Road Police Act, 1873. 

XX 

The Central Provinces Laws Act, 1875. 

XIX 

The Dramatic Performances Act, 1876. 

XIV 

The Hackney-carriage Act, 1879. 

XIX 

XIII 

XXI 

The Raipur and Khattra Laws Act, 1879. 

The Fort William Act, 1881. 

The Madras Forest (Validation) Act, 1882. 

X 

The Bikrama Singh's Estates Act, 1883. 

XXI 

The Oudh Wasikas Act, 1886. 

III 

The Police Act, 1888. 

VIII 

The Indian Tolls Act, 1888. 

II 

The Porahat Estate Act, 1893. 

XV 

The Government Grants Act, 1895. 

VIII 

The Reformatory Schools Act, 1897. 

X 

VII 

The Prevention of Seditious Meetings Act, 1911. 

The Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and Assam Laws Act, 1912. 

XXV  The Sir Currimbhoy Ebrahim Baronetcy (Amendment) Act, 1917. 

XVII  The Cattle-trespass (Amendment) Act, 1921. 

XX 

The Sheriff of Calcutta (Powers of Custody) Act, 1931. 

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Year 

Act No. 

Short title 

3 

The Public Suits Validation Act, 1932. 

2 

XI 

1 

1932 

1932 

1938 

1941 

1942 

1943 

1947 

1948 

1949 

1949 

1950 

1950 

1950 

1951 

1951 

1951 

1951 

1951 

1952 

1952 

1952 

1954 

1954 

1954 

1954 

1954 

1954 

XXIV  The Bengal Suppression of Terrorist Outrages (Supplementary) Act, 1932. 

XX 

The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1938. 

IV 

The Berar Laws Act, 1941. 

XVIII  The Weekly Holidays Act, 1942. 

XXIII  The War Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, 1943. 

XVI 

26 

51 

61 

The Trading with the Enemy (Continuance of Emergency Provisions) Act, 
1947. 

The Junagadh Administration (Property) Act, 1948. 

The Requisitioned Land (Apportionment of Compensation) Act, 1949. 

The Professions Tax Limitation (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1949. 

IV 

The Preventive Detention Act, 1950. 

L 

67 

The Preventive Detention (Amendment) Act, 1950. 

The Cooch-Behar (Assimilation of Laws) Act, 1950. 

3 

The Part B States (Laws) Act, 1951. 

IV 

51 

66 

70 

1 

The Preventive Detention (Amendment) Act, 1951. 

The Railway Companies (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1951. 

The Part C States (Miscellaneous Laws) Repealing Act, 1951. 

The Displaced Persons (Debts Adjustment) Act, 1951. 

The Part B States Marriages Validating Act, 1952. 

XXXIV  The Preventive Detention (Amendment) Act, 1952. 

LXI 

The Preventive Detention (Second Amendment) Act, 1952. 

4 

7 

15 

20 

36 

The Abducted Persons (Recovery and Restoration) Amendment Act, 1954. 

The Government of Part C States (Amendment) Act, 1954. 

The Transfer of Evacuee Deposits Act, 1954. 

The Absorbed Areas (Laws) Act, 1954. 

The Chandernagore (Merger) Act, 1954. 

51 

The Preventive Detention (Amendment) Act, 1954. 

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Year 

Act No. 

1 

1955 

1955 

1956 

1956 

1956 

1956 

1956 

1957 

1957 

1957 

1959 

1960 

1960 

1960 

1960 

1962 

1962 

1963 

1963 

1964 

1965 

1967 

1969 

1971 

1971 

1972 

1973 

1975 

2 

19 

30 

4 

50 

65 

88 

97 

32 

37 

54 

24 

31 

47 

48 

53 

62 

63 

29 

56 

23 

50 

16 

41 

65 

68 

36 

26 

19 

Short title 

3 

The Commanders-in-Chief (Change in Designation) Act, 1955. 

The Abducted Persons (Recovery and Restoration) Continuance Act, 1955. 

The Bar Councils (Validation of State Laws) Act, 1956. 

The Indian Cotton Cess (Amendment) Act, 1956. 

The Abducted Persons (Recovery and Restoration) Continuance Act, 1956. 

The Representation of the People (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1956. 

The Delhi Tenants (Temporary Protection) Act, 1956. 

The Forward Contracts (Regulation) Amendment Act, 1957. 

The Legislative Councils Act, 1957. 

The Preventive Detention (Continuance) Act, 1957. 

The Pharmacy (Amendment) Act, 1959. 

The Tripura Municipal Law (Repeal) Act, 1960. 

The Bilaspur Commercial Corporation (Repeal) Act, 1960. 

The Mahendra Pratab Singh Estates (Repeal) Act, 1960. 

The Tripura Excise Law (Repeal) Act, 1960. 

The Emergency Risks (Goods) Insurance Act, 1962. 

The Emergency Risks (Factories) Insurance Act, 1962. 

The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963. 

The Delhi Development (Amendment) Act, 1963. 

The Delhi (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1964. 

The Goa, Daman and Diu (Absorbed Employees) Act, 1965. 

The Anti-Corruption Laws (Amendment) Act, 1967. 

The International Monetary Fund and Bank (Amendment) Act, 1969. 

The Asian Refractories Limited (Acquisition of Undertaking) Act, 1971. 

The Uttar Pradesh Cantonments (Control of Rent and Eviction) (Repeal) 
Act, 1971. 

The Coking Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1972. 

The Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973. 

The All-India Services Regulations (Indemnity) Act, 1975. 

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Year 

Act No. 

1 

2 

Short title 

3 

1976 

1976 

1976 

1976 

1976 

1977 

1977 

1977 

1978 

1978 

1979 

1980 

1983 

1984 

1984 

1984 

1985 

1987 

22 

28 

76 

89 

96 

16 

41 

42 

13 

42 

12 

58 

35 

39 

43 

57 

80 

36 

1993 

24 

1994 

56 

1999 

1999 

1999 

6 

8 

49 

The Assam Sillimanite Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Refractory 
Plant) Act, 1976. 

The Parliamentary Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Repeal Act, 
1976. 

The National Library of India Act, 1976. 

The Indian Iron and Steel Company (Acquisition of Shares) Act, 1976. 

The Braithwaite and Company (India) Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of 
Undertakings) Act, 1976. 

The Disputed Elections (Prime Minister and Speaker) Act, 1977. 

The Smith, Stainstreet and Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of 
Undertakings) Act, 1977. 

The Gresham and Craven of India (Private) Limited (Acquisition and 
Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1977. 

The Hindustan Tractors Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of 
Undertakings) Act, 1978. 

The Bolani Ores Limited (Acquisition of Shares) and Miscellaneous 
Provisions Act, 1978. 
The Punjab Excise (Delhi Amendment) Act, 1979. 
The Bengal Chemical and Pharmaceutical Works Limited (Acquisition and 
Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980. 
The Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983. 

The Punjab Municipal (New Delhi Amendment) Act, 1984. 

The Aluminium Corporation of India Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of 
Aluminium Undertaking) Act, 1984. 
The Bengal Immunity Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of 
Undertakings) Act, 1984. 
The Customs (Amendment) Act, 1985. 
The Brentford Electric (India) Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of 
Undertakings) Act, 1987. 

The National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, the National 
Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited and the North-Eastern Electric 
Power Corporation Limited(Acquisition and Transfer of Power 
Transmission Systems) Act, 1993. 
The Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of 
Power Transmission System) Act, 1994. 

The Delhi Development Authority (Validation of Disciplinary Powers) Act, 
1998. 

The Customs (Amendment) Act, 1998. 

The Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1999. 

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Year 

Act No. 

1 

2 

Short title 

3 

2000 

2000 

2001 

2001 

2001 

2001 

2001 

2002 

2002 

2002 

2002 

2003 

2005 

2005 

2006 

2006 

2006 

2006 

2006 

2006 

2006 

2007 

2007 

2008 

2009 

20 

48 

33 

36 

37 

41 

47 

57 

65 

66 

70 

2 

38 

44 

3 

18 

24 

29 

32 

46 

49 

24 

39 

25 

39 

The Direct-tax Laws (Miscellaneous) Repeal Act, 2000. 

The Forfeiture (Repeal) Act, 2000. 

The Influx from Pakistan (Control) Repealing (Repeal) Act, 2001. 

The Indian Universities (Repeal) Act, 2001. 

The Auroville (Emergency Provisions) Repeal Act, 2001. 

The Central Sales Tax (Amendment) Act, 2001. 
The Two-Member Constituencies (Abolition) and other Laws Repeal Act, 
2001. 

The Mysore State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Repeal Act, 2002. 

The Countess of Dufferin's Fund (Repeal) Act, 2002. 

The Prevention of Food Adulteration (Extension to Kohima and 
Mokokchung Districts) Repeal Act, 2002. 

The Refugee Relief Taxes (Abolition) Repeal Act, 2002. 

The Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2002. 

The Displaced Persons Claims and other Laws Repeal Act, 2005. 

The Immigration (Carriers' Liability) Amendment Act, 2005. 

The Central Sales Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005. 

The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions 
(Amendment) Act, 2006. 

The Cess Laws (Repealing and Amending) Act, 2006. 

The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2006. 

The Spirituous Preparations (Inter-State Trade and Commerce) Control 
(Repeal) Act, 2006. 

The Produce Cess Laws (Abolition) Act, 2006. 

The Indian Rifles (Repeal) Act, 2006. 

The Mizoram University (Amendment) Act, 2007. 

The Competition (Amendment) Act, 2007. 

The Central Universities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2008. 

The Competition (Amendment) Act, 2009. 

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2010 

2010 

2012 

2012 

1941 

1942 

1942 

1944 

1945 

1945 

1946 

1946 

1946 

Year 

Act No. 

Short title 

3 

The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions 
(Amendment) Act, 2010. 

2 

20 

33 

The Jharkhand Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2010. 

27 

The Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012. 

31 

The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) 
Amendment Act, 2012. 

Ordinances made by the Governor-General 

VII 

The War Injuries Ordinance, 1941. 

XX 

The Collective Fines Ordinance, 1942. 

XLI 

The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Ordinance, 1942. 

XXI 

The Public Health (Emergency Provisions) Ordinance, 1944. 

XXIV 

The War Gratuities (Income-tax Exemption) Ordinance, 1945. 

XXX 

The Secunderabad Marriage Validating Ordinance, 1945. 

II 

The Bank Notes (Declaration of Holdings) Ordinance, 1946. 

VI 

The Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1946. 

X 

The Termination of War (Definition) Ordinance, 1946. 

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THE SECOND SCHEDULE  
(See section 3) 

AMENDMENTS 

Year 

Act No. 

Short title 

Amendments 

1 

1951 

2 

69 

3 

4 

The Plantations Labour Act, 1951 

In section 43, sub-section (4) shall 
be omitted. 

2016 

2 

The  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and 
Protection of Children) Act, 2015 

2016 

49 

The  Rights  of  Persons  with 
Disabilities Act, 2016 

In  section  69,  in  sub-section  (2), 
for  the  words,  brackets  and  letters 
"mentioned  at  (d)  to  (f)",  the 
words,  brackets,  letters  and  figure 
"mentioned  at  clauses (d) to  (f)  of 
sub-section 
be 
(1)" 
substituted. 

shall 

In  section  76,  after  the  word, 
brackets  and  letter,  "clause  (b)", 
the  words, brackets and  figure  "of 
sub-section (1)" shall be inserted 

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