The Repealing and Amending Act, 2016
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THE REPEALING AND AMENDING ACT, 2016
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THE REPEALING AND AMENDING ACT, 2016 _________ ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS _________ SECTIONS 1. THE FIRST SCHEDULE THE SECOND SCHEDULE 1
THE REPEALING AND AMENDING ACT, 2016
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Section 1 — Short title. — This Act may be called the Repealing and Amending Act, 2016. 2. Repeal of certain enactments
Section 3 — Amendment of certain enactments
Section 4 — Savings
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. Repeal of certain enactments.—The enactments specified in the First Schedule are hereby repealed to the extent mentioned in the fourth column thereof. 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.
THE FIRST SCHEDULE
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THE FIRST SCHEDULE (See section 2) REPEALS Year No. Short title Extent of repeal 1 2 3 4 1863 16 The Excise (Spirits) Act, 1863 So much as is not repealed. 1874 4 The Foreign Recruiting Act, 1874 So much as is not repealed. 1875 18 The Indian Law Reports Act, 1875 So much as is not repealed. 1879 6 The Elephants Preservation Act, 1879 So much as is not repealed. 1890 13 The Excise (Malt Liquors) Act, 1890 The whole.
1941 23 The Indian Income-tax (Amendment) Act, 1941 The whole.
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1 2 3 4 1941 23 The Indian Income-tax (Amendment) Act, 1941 The whole. 1941 24 The Excess Profits Tax (Second Amendment) Act, 1941 The whole. 1947 44 The Income-tax and Business Profits Tax The whole. (Amendment) Act, 1947 1947 45 The Indian Trade Unions (Amendment) Act, 1947 The whole. 1948 48 The Income-tax and Business Profits Tax The whole. (Amendment) Act, 1948 1948 58 The Exchange of Prisoners Act, 1948 The whole. Amendment Act, 1950 1950 71 The Indian Income-tax (Amendment) Act, 1950 The whole. 1953 1953 25 The Indian Income-tax (Amendment) Act, 1953 The whole.
1953 54 The Reserve Bank of India (Amendment and So much as is not repealed.
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1 2 3 4 1953 54 The Reserve Bank of India (Amendment and So much as is not repealed. 1956 36 The Industrial Disputes (Amendment and So much as is not repealed. 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. 1957 53 The Indian Railways (Amendment) Act, 1957 So much as is not repealed. 1958 33 The Estate Duty (Amendment) Act, 1958 So much as is not repealed.
1959 29 The Public Wakfs (Extension of Limitation) The whole.
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1 2 3 4 1959 29 The Public Wakfs (Extension of Limitation) The whole. 1960 28 The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1960 The whole. 1960 54 The Railway Passenger Fares (Amendment) Act, The whole. 1961 36 The Newspaper (Price and Page) Continuance Act, The whole. 1961 1961 55 The Sugar (Regulation of Production) Act, 1961 The whole. 1967 25 The Standards of Weights and Measures (Extension The whole. to Kohima and Mokokchung Districts) Act, 1967 1968 60 The State Agricultural Credit Corporations Act, The whole.
1969 17 The Companies (Amendment) Act, 1969 So much as is not
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1 2 3 4 1969 17 The Companies (Amendment) Act, 1969 So much as is not repealed. Undertakings) Act, 1969 1969 23 The Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) So much as is not Amendment Act, 1969 repealed. 1969 28 The Central Sales Tax (Amendment) Act, 1969 So much as is not repealed. 1969 37 The Delhi High Court (Amendment) Act, 1969 So much as is not repealed. 1969 38 The Wakf (Amendment) Act, 1969 So much as is not repealed. 1970 24 The Petroleum (Amendment) Act, 1970 So much as is not repealed.
1978 21 The Deposit Insurance Corporation (Amendment and The whole.
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1 2 3 4 1978 21 The Deposit Insurance Corporation (Amendment and The whole. 1981 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) So much as is not Act, 1982 repealed. 1982 31 The Estate Duty (Amendment) Act,1982 The whole. 1982 38 The Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act, 1982 The whole. Undertakings) Act, 1982 1982 58 The Central Excise Laws (Amendment and The whole. 1984 1 The Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 1983 The whole.
1984 53 The Estate Duty (Amendment) Act, 1984 The whole.
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1 2 3 4 1984 53 The Estate Duty (Amendment) Act, 1984 The whole. 1984 63 The Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1984 The whole. 1984 67 The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1984 The whole. 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 27 The National Security (Amendment) Act, 1987 The whole. 1987 43 The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order The whole. (Amendment) Act, 1987 1989 3 The Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989 The whole.
2000 2 The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India The whole.
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1 2 3 4 2000 2 The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India The whole. (Amendment) Act, 2000 2000 19 The Cotton Textiles Cess (Repeal) Act, 2000 The whole. 2000 24 The Indian Companies (Foreign Interests) and the The whole. Companies (Temporary Restrictions on Dividends) Repeal Act, 2000 2000 25 The Cotton Cloth (Repeal) Act, 2000 The whole. 2000 26 The Iron and Steel (Amalgamation and Takeover The whole. Laws) Repeal Act, 2000 2000 27 The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2000 The whole. Clients' Accounts) Repeal Act, 2001 2001 21 The Electricity Regulatory Commissions The whole. (Amendment) Act, 2001 2001 28 The Live-stock Importation (Amendment) Act, 2001 The whole.
2001 35 The Sugarcane Cess (Validation) Repeal Act, 2001 The whole.
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1 2 3 4 2001 35 The Sugarcane Cess (Validation) Repeal Act, 2001 The whole. 2001 44 The Salaries and Allowances of Ministers The whole. (Amendment) Act, 2001 2001 55 The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis The whole. (Amendment) Act, 2001 2001 56 The Cine-workers Welfare Fund (Amendment) The whole. Act, 2001 2001 57 The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2001 The whole. 2002 13 The Jute Manufactures Cess (Amendment) The whole. Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2002 2002 50 The Petroleum (Berar Extension) Repeal Act, 2002 The whole. Cess (Amendment) Act, 2003 2003 29 The Banking Service Commission (Repeal) Act, 2003 The whole.
2003 54 The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2003 The whole.
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1 2 3 4 2003 54 The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2003 The whole. 2003 56 The Railways (Amendment) Act, 2003 The whole. 2003 57 The Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2003 The whole. 2004 5 The Indian Council of World Affairs (Amendment) The whole. Act, 2003 2004 8 The Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Act, 2003 The whole. 2005 55 The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2005 The whole.
2008 11 The Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008 The whole.
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1 2 3 4 2008 11 The Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008 The whole. India) Amendment Act, 2008 2008 13 The Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) The whole. Act, 2008 2008 14 The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order The whole. (Amendment) Act, 2008 2008 15 The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2008 The whole. 2008 26 The Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Act, 2008 The whole. Territories) Order (Amendment) Act, 2008 2009 3 The Post-Graduate Institute of Medical The whole. 2009 34 The Metro Railways (Amendment) Act, 2009 The whole.
2011 12 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of The whole.
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1 2 3 4 2011 12 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of The whole. Children) Amendment Act, 2011 2011 13 The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Act, 2011 The whole. 2011 18 The National Council for Teacher Education The whole. (Amendment) Act, 2011 2011 21 The Cable Television Networks (Regulation) The whole. Amendment Act, 2011 2012 1 The Damodar Valley Corporation (Amendment) The whole. Act, 2011 2012 2 The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order The whole. (Amendment) Act, 2011 2012 3 The Chartered Accountants (Amendment) Act, 2011 The whole. 2012 4 The Company Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 2011 The whole.
2013 14 The Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place In sections 6, 7 and 24, —
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THE SECOND SCHEDULE (See Section 3) AMENDMENTS Year No. Short title Amendments 2013 14 The Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place In sections 6, 7 and 24, — (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (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. 2014 8 The Governors (Emoluments, Allowances In section 2, — and Privileges) Amendment Act, 2014 (i) the words and figure “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”.