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The Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 2017

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THE REPEALING AND AMENDING (SECOND) ACT, 2017

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THE REPEALING AND AMENDING (SECOND) ACT, 2017 _________ ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS ________ SECTIONS 1.

THE REPEALING AND AMENDING (SECOND) ACT, 2017

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Section 1 — Short title.—This Act may be called the Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 2017. 2. Repeal of certain enactments

Section 3 — Amendment of certain enactments

Section 4 — Savings

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. Repeal of certain enactments.—The enactments specified in the First Schedule are hereby repealed. 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 Act No. Short title 1 2 3 Central Acts XXI The Caste Disabilities Removal Act, 1850. 1850 VII The Madras Uncovenanted Officers Act, 1857. 1857 XXI The Howrah Offences Act, 1857. 1857 XII The Calcutta Pilots Act, 1859. 1859 III The Government Seal Act, 1862.

Year Act No. Short title

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Short title 1 2 3 XI The Public Suits Validation Act, 1932. 1932 XXIV The Bengal Suppression of Terrorist Outrages (Supplementary) Act, 1932. 1932 XX The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1938. 1941 XVIII The Weekly Holidays Act, 1942. 1942 XXIII The War Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, 1943. 1943 The Trading with the Enemy (Continuance of Emergency Provisions) Act, XVI 1947 1947.

Year Act No. Short title

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Short title 1 2 3 1955 19 The Commanders-in-Chief (Change in Designation) Act, 1955. 1955 30 The Abducted Persons (Recovery and Restoration) Continuance Act, 1955. 1956 4 The Bar Councils (Validation of State Laws) Act, 1956. 1956 50 The Indian Cotton Cess (Amendment) Act, 1956. 1956 65 The Abducted Persons (Recovery and Restoration) Continuance Act, 1956. 1956 88 The Representation of the People (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1956.

Year Act No. Short title

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Short title 1 2 3 The Assam Sillimanite Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Refractory 1976 22 Plant) Act, 1976. The Parliamentary Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Repeal Act, 1976 28 1976. 1976 76 The National Library of India Act, 1976. 1976 89 The Indian Iron and Steel Company (Acquisition of Shares) Act, 1976. The Braithwaite and Company (India) Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of 1976 96 Undertakings) Act, 1976. 1977 16 The Disputed Elections (Prime Minister and Speaker) Act, 1977.

Year Act No. Short title

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Short title 1 2 3 2000 20 The Direct-tax Laws (Miscellaneous) Repeal Act, 2000. 2000 48 The Forfeiture (Repeal) Act, 2000. 2001 33 The Influx from Pakistan (Control) Repealing (Repeal) Act, 2001. 2001 36 The Indian Universities (Repeal) Act, 2001. 2001 37 The Auroville (Emergency Provisions) Repeal Act, 2001. 2001 41 The Central Sales Tax (Amendment) Act, 2001.

Year Act No. Short title

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Short title 1 2 3 The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions 2010 20 (Amendment) Act, 2010. 2010 33 The Jharkhand Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2010. 2012 27 The Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012. The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) 2012 31 Amendment Act, 2012. Ordinances made by the Governor-General 1941 VII The War Injuries Ordinance, 1941. 1942 XX The Collective Fines Ordinance, 1942.

THE SECOND SCHEDULE

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THE SECOND SCHEDULE (See section 3) AMENDMENTS Year Act No. Short title Amendments 1 2 3 4 1951 The Plantations Labour Act, 1951 In section 43, sub-section (4) shall 69 be omitted. 2016 2 The Juvenile Justice (Care and In section 69, in sub-section (2), Protection of Children) Act, 2015 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 (1)" shall be substituted. The Rights of Persons with In section 76, after the word, 2016 49 Disabilities Act, 2016 brackets and letter, "clause (b)", the words, brackets and figure "of sub-section (1)" shall be inserted _________________ 9