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THE REPEALING AND AMENDING ACT, 2017


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS


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, 2017

ACT NO. 2 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 Act, 2017.

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 Repeal of certain enactments.—The enactments specified in the First Schedule are hereby repealed to

the extent mentioned in the fourth column thereof.

  1. 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.

  1. 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repealed enactment has been applied, incorporated or referred to;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the same respectively may have been in any manner affirmed or recognised or derived by, in or from any enactment hereby repealed;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

1

1850

1852

1866

1867

1892

1897

1897

1897

1899

1901

1903

1928

1929

1934

1935

1936

1936

1938

1939

1946

1948

1948

1950

1951

1951

1953

1954

1954

1955

1956

1956

1956

1956

THE FIRST SCHEDULE
(See section 2)

REPEALS

Short title

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No.

2

XXXVII

The Public Servants (Inquiries) Act, 1850

VIII

XXI

I

II

I

V

The Sheriffs' Fees Act, 1852

The Converts' Marriage Dissolution Act, 1866

The Ganges Tolls Act, 1867

The Marriages' Validation Act, 1892

The Public Servants (Inquiries) Amendment Act, 1897

The Repealing and Amending Act, 1897

XIV

The Indian Short Titles Act, 1897

XXIII

The Church of Scotland Kirk Sessions Act, 1899

XI

I

The Amending Act, 1901

The Amending Act, 1903

XII

The Hindu Inheritance (Removal of Disabilities) Act, 1928

XXI

The Transfer of Property (Amendment) Supplementary Act, 1929

XXVII

The Assam Criminal Law Amendment (Supplementary) Act, 1934

Extent of repeal

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The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

So much as is not repealed.

The whole.

XIII

The Jubbulpore and Chhattisgarh Divisions (Divorce Proceedings Validation) Act, 1935

The whole.

V

The Decrees and Orders Validating Act, 1936

XVI

The Bangalore Marriages Validating Act, 1936

XI

The Hindu Women's Right to Property (Amendment) Act, 1938

XXIX

The Indian Tariff (Fourth Amendment) Act, 1939

XXII

The Mica Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1946

XL

LI

The Indian Matrimonial Causes (War Marriages) Act, 1948

The Imperial Library (Change of Name) Act, 1948

XXXIII

The Opium and Revenue Laws (Extension of Application) Act, 1950

I

II

11

3

42

26

7

27

66

70

The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1951

The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1951

The Administration of Evacuee Property (Amendment) Act, 1953

The Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Declaration of National Importance) Amendment Act, 1953

The Administration of Evacuee Property (Amendment) Act, 1954

The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955

The Sales-Tax Laws Validation Act, 1956

The Representation of the People (Second Amendment) Act, 1956

The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1956

The Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Declaration of National Importance) Amendment Act, 1956

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The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

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 whole.

The whole.

So much as is not repealed.

The whole.

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1956

1956

1956

1959

1959

1959

1959

1959

1960

1960

1960

1960

1960

1960

1966

1969

1971

1971

1972

1976

1980

1981

1983

1984

1985

1985

1986

1986

1986

1986

1986

1999

2

91

93

100

37

41

48

59

61

2

5

19

38

40

57

47

46

20

54

62

91

63

30

20

1 9

37

81

6

7

8

19

46

29

3

The Administration of Evacuee Property (Amendment) Act, 1956

The Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act, 1956

The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1956

The Central Excises and Salt (Amendment) Act, 1959

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1959

The Miscellaneous Personal Laws (Extension) Act, 1959

The Mineral Oils (Additional Duties of Excise and Customs) Amendment Act, 1959

The Married Women's Property (Extension) Act, 1959

The Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Amendment Act, 1960

The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1960

The Hindu Marriages (Validation of Proceedings) Act, 1960

The Central Excises (Conversion to Metric Units) Act, 1960

The Customs Duties and Cesses (Conversion to Metric Units) Act, 1960

The British Statutes (Application to India) Repeal Act, 1960

The Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1966

The Punjab Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969

The Bengal Finance (Sales Tax) (Delhi Validation of Appointments and Proceedings) Act, 1971

The Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Amendment and Validation Act, 1971

The Limestone and Dolomite Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1972

The Delhi Sales Tax (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1976

The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1980

The Cine-workers Welfare Cess Act, 1981

The Delegated Legislation Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1983

The Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Act, 1984

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The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

So much as is not repealed.

So much as is not repealed.

The whole.

So much as is not repealed.

The whole.

So much as is not repealed.

So much as is not repealed.

The whole.

So much as is not repealed.

So much as is not repealed.

The whole.

So much as is not repealed.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

So much as is not repealed.

The whole.

The whole.

So much as is not repealed.

The Tea Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Sick Tea Units) Act, 1985

The whole.

The Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 1985

So much as is not repealed.

The Additional Duties of Excise (Textiles and Textile Articles) Amendment Act, 1985

The whole.

The Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Second Amendment Act, 1985

The whole.

The Customs Tariff (Amendment) Act, 1985

The Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Act, 1986

The Taxation Laws (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1986

The Contingency Fund of India (Amendment) Act, 1999

The whole.

So much as is not repealed.

The whole.

The whole.

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1

1999

1999

1999

2000

2000

2001

2001

2001

2001

2001

2001

2001

2002

2002

2002

2002

2002

2002

2003

2003

2004

2004

2004

2005

2005

2005

2005

2006

2006

2006

2006

2006

2007

2007

2007

2007

2008

2008

2008

2009

2

31

32

45

14

49

12

19

22

24

25

26

50

21

22

23

28

59

68

25

31

7

28

29

1

5

31

51

10

20

30

43

51

1

16

19

27

28

29

35

1

3

The Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 1999

The Securities Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 1999

The Vice-President's Pension (Amendment) Act, 1999

The President's Emoluments and Pension (Amendment) Act, 2000

The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2000

The Colonial Prisoners Removal (Repeal) Act, 2001

The Industrial Disputes (Banking Companies) Decision (Repeal) Act, 2001

The Judicial Administration Laws (Repeal) Act, 2001

The Indian Railway Companies (Repeal) Act, 2001

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The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The Railway Companies (Substitution of Parties in Civil Proceedings) Repeal Act, 2001

The whole.

The Hyderabad Export Duties (Validation) Repeal Act, 2001

The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2001

The St. John Ambulance Association (India) Transfer of Funds (Repeal) Act, 2002

The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2002

The Vice-President's Pension (Amendment) Act, 2002

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2002

The whole.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Amendment) Act, 2002

The North-Eastern Council (Amendment) Act, 2002

The Customs Tariff (Amendment) Act, 2003

The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2003

The Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Act, 2003

The Special Tribunals (Supplementary Provisions) Repeal Act, 2004

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2004

The Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2004

The Central Excise Tariff (Amendment) Act, 2004

The Hire-purchase (Repeal) Act, 2005

The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2005

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (Amendment) Act, 2006

The Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2006

The Union Duties of Excise (Electricity) Distribution Repeal Act, 2006

The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006

The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Act, 2006

The Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Act, 2007

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.

The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2007

Sections 9 to 11.

The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2007

The whole.

The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2007

The President's Emoluments and Pension (Amendment) Act, 2008

The Vice-President's Pension (Amendment) Act, 2008

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2008

The Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Amendment Act, 2008

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

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Year 1

2007

No. 2

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2009

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THE SECOND SCHEUDULE

(See section 3)

AMENDMENTS

Short title 3

The National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007

The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009

Amendments 4

In clause (d) of section 3, the words "as the case may be" shall be omitted.

In sub-section (1) of section 1, for the word and figures "Bill, 2009", the word and figures "Act, 2009" shall be substituted.

2009

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The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009

In section 1, for the marginal heading, the marginal heading "Short title, extent, application and commencement" shall be substituted.

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