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THE REPEALING AND AMENDING (SECOND) 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 (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repealed.

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the repealed enactment has been applied, incorporated or referred to;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same respectively may have been in any manner affirmed or recognised or derived by, in or from any enactment hereby repealed;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

Act No.

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THE FIRST SCHEDULE
(See section 2)

REPEALS

Short title

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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.

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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

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51

61

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

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.

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The Preventive Detention (Amendment) Act, 1950.

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

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The Part B States (Laws) Act, 1951.

IV

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66

70

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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.

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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.

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The Preventive Detention (Amendment) Act, 1954.

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Year

Act No.

1

1955

1955

1956

1956

1956

1956

1956

1957

1957

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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,

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,

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

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2002

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2003

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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,

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.

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The Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012.

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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

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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

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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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