 bill no 194 of  2015 the repealing and amending (fourth) bill,  2015 a billto repeal certain enactments and to amend certain other enactmentsbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of  india as follows:—short title1 this act may be called the repealing and amending (fourth) act, 20152 the enactments specified in the first schedule are hereby repealed to the extentmentioned in the fourth column thereof5repeal of certain enactments3  the enactments specified in the second schedule are hereby amended to the extent and in the manner mentioned in the fourth column thereofamendment of certain enactments savings4 the repeal by this act of any enactment shall not affect any other enactment in which the repealed enactment has been applied, incorporated or referred to;and this act shall not affect the validity, invalidity, effect or consequences of anything already done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the same respectively may have been in any manner affirmed or recognised or derived by, in or from any enactment hereby repealed;nor shall the repeal by this act of any enactment revive or restore any jurisdiction, office, custom, liability, right, title, privilege, restriction,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 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              || 1863                 |    16 | the excise (spirits) act, 1863                  | so much as is not  || repealed            |       |                                                 |                    || 1871                 |    23 | the pensions' act, 1871                         | so much as is not  || repealed            |       |                                                 |                    || 1874                 |     4 | the foreign recruiting act, 1874   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         || 1898                 |     3 | the lepers act, 1898                            | the whole         || 1902                 |     4 | the indian tramways act, 1902                   | the whole         || 1912                 |     8 | the wild birds and animals protection act, 1912 | so much as is not  || repealed            |       |                                                 |                    || 1913                 |     6 | the mussalmanwakf validating act, 1913          | the whole         || 1916                 |     7 | the indian medical degrees act, 1916            | the whole         || 1919                 |     1 | the local authorities pensions and              | the whole         || gratuities act, 1919 |       |                                                 |                    || 1930                 |    32 | the mussalmanwakf validating act, 1930          | the whole         || 1933                 |     2 | the children (pledging of labour) act, 1933     | the whole         || 1936                 |    18 | the red cross society (allocation of            | the whole         || property) act, 1936  |       |                                                 |                    || 1936                 |    22 | the indian companies (amendment) act, 1936      | the whole         || 1938                 |    24 | the employers' liability act, 1938              | the whole         ||   1                             | 2         |                     3                           | 4                 ||---------------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------|| 1940                            | 12        | the income-tax law amendment act, 1940          | so much as is not || repealed                       |           |                                                 |                   || 1941                            | 22        | the indian merchant shipping (amendment)        | the whole        || act, 1941                       |           |                                                 |                   || 1941                            | 23        | the indian income-tax (amendment) act, 1941     | the whole        || 1941                            | 24        | the excess profits tax  (second amendment)      | the whole        || act, 1941                       |           |                                                 |                   || 1941                            | 25        | the railways (local authorities' taxation)      | the whole        || act, 1941                       |           |                                                 |                   || 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                            | 38        | the continuance of legal proceedings act, 1948 | 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        || 1948                            | 60        | the resettlement of displaced persons (land     | the whole        || acquisition) act, 1948          |           |                                                 |                   || 1949                            | 24        | the delhi hotels (control of accommodation)     | the whole        || act, 1949                       |           |                                                 |                   || 1949                            | 53        | the indian merchant shipping (amendment)        | the whole        || act, 1949                       |           |                                                 |                   || 1949                            | 59        | the merged states (laws) act, 1949              | the whole        || 1950                            | 9         | the indian tea control (amendment) act, 1950    | the whole        || 1950                            | 26        | the drugs (control) act, 1950                   | so much as is not || repealed                       |           |                                                 |                   || 1950                            | 52        | the essential supplies (temporary powers)       | the whole        || amendment act, 1950             |           |                                                 |                   || 1950                            | 71        | the indian income-tax (amendment) act, 1950     | the whole        || 1950                            | 72        | the essential supplies (temporary powers)       | the whole        || second amendment act, 1950      |           |                                                 |                   || 1951                            | 42        | the indian merchant shipping (amendment)        | the whole        || act, 1951                       |           |                                                 |                   || 1951                            | 59        | the delhi premises (requisition and eviction)   | the whole        || amendment act, 1951             |           |                                                 |                   || 1952                            | 9         | the indian independence pakistan courts         | so much as is not || (pending proceedings) act, 1952 | repealed |                                                 |                   || 1952                            | 49        | the indian tea control (amendment) act, 1952    | the whole        || 1952                            | 54        | the central tea board (amendment) act, 1952     | the whole        || 1953                            | 23        | the indian merchant shipping (amendment)        | the whole        || act, 1953                       |           |                                                 |                   ||   1                                         | 2         |                 3                               | 4                 ||---------------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------|| 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 || miscellaneous provisions)  act, 1953        | repealed |                                                 |                   || 1954                                        | 9         | the control of shipping (amendment) act, 1954   | the whole        || 1954                                        | 13        | the press (objectionable matter) amendment      | the whole        || act, 1954                                   |           |                                                 |                   || 1954                                        | 23        | the state acquisition of lands for union        | the whole        || purposes (validation) act, 1954             |           |                                                 |                   || 1954                                        | 33        | the indian income-tax (amendment) act, 1954     | the whole        || 1954                                        | 41        | the taxation laws (extension to jammu and       | the whole        || kashmir) act, 1954                          |           |                                                 |                   || 1954                                        | 53        | the prevention of disqualification              | the whole        || (parliament and part c states legislatures) |           |                                                 |                   || second amendment act, 1954                  |           |                                                 |                   || 1955                                        | 29        | the industrial disputes (appellate tribunal)    | the whole        || amendment act, 1955                         |           |                                                 |                   || 1955                                        | 52        | the prevention of disqualification              | the whole        || (parliament and part c states legislatures) |           |                                                 |                   || amendment act, 1955                         |           |                                                 |                   || 1956                                        | 10        | the control of shipping (continuance) act, 1956 | the whole        || 1956                                        | 26        | the indian income-tax (amendment) act, 1956     | the whole        || 1956                                        | 36        | the industrial disputes (amendment and          | so much as is not || miscellaneous provisions) act, 1956         | repealed |                                                 |                   || 1956                                        | 45        | the newspaper (price and page) act, 1956        | the whole        || 1956                                        | 52        | the government premises (eviction) amendment    | the whole        || act, 1956                                   |           |                                                 |                   || 1956                                        | 63        | the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes       | the whole        || orders (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 || act, 1957                                   | repealed |                                                 |                   || 1957                                        | 47        | the indian telegraph (amendment) act, 1957      | the whole        || 1957                                        | 53        | the indian railways (amendment) act, 1957       | so much as is not || repealed                                   |           |                                                 |                   || 1957                                        | 64        | the prevention of disqualification (amendment)  | the whole        || act, 1957                                   |           |                                                 |                   || 1958                                        | 9         | the control of shipping (continuance) act, 1958 | the whole        || 1958                                        | 33        | the estate duty (amendment) act, 1958           | so much as is not || repealed                                   |           |                                                 |                   || 1958                                        | 35        | the manipur and tripura (repeal of laws)        | the whole        || act, 1958                                   |           |                                                 |                   ||   1                   | 2         |                            3                   | 4                 ||-----------------------|-----------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------|| 1958                  | 54        | the prevention of disqualification (amendment) | the whole        || act, 1958             |           |                                                |                   || 1959                  | 1         | the indian income-tax (amendment) act, 1959    | the whole        || 1959                  | 17        | the coal grading board (repeal) act, 1959      | the whole        || 1959                  | 29        | the public wakfs (extension of limitation)     | the whole        || act, 1959             |           |                                                |                   || 1960                  | 16        | the estate duty (amendment) act, 1960          | so much as is not || repealed             |           |                                                |                   || 1960                  | 18        | the indian boilers (amendment) act, 1960       | so much as is not || repealed             |           |                                                |                   || 1960                  | 28        | the taxation laws (amendment) act, 1960        | the whole        || 1960                  | 45        | the indian museum (amendment) act, 1960        | so much as is not || repealed             |           |                                                |                   || 1960                  | 54        | the railway passenger fares (amendment)        | the whole        || act, 1960             |           |                                                |                   || 1960                  | 65        | the companies (amendment) act, 1960            | so much as is not || repealed             |           |                                                |                   || 1961                  | 7         | the banking companies (amendment) act, 1961   | so much as is not || repealed             |           |                                                |                   || 1961                  | 36        | the newspaper (price and page) continuance     | the whole        || act, 1961             |           |                                                |                   || 1961                  | 55        | the sugar (regulation of production) act, 1961 | the whole        || 1962                  | 17        | the air corporations (amendment) act, 1962     | so much as is not || repealed             |           |                                                |                   || 1962                  | 43        | the companies (amendment) act, 1962            | the whole        || 1962                  | 56        | the state-associated banks (miscellaneous      | so much as is not || provisions) act, 1962 | repealed |                                                |                   || 1962                  | 59        | the personal injuries (emergency provisions)   | the whole        || act, 1962             |           |                                                |                   || 1963                  | 21        | the compulsory deposit scheme act, 1963        | the whole        || 1963                  | 37        | the personal injuries (compensation insurance) | the whole        || act, 1963             |           |                                                |                   || 1963                  | 53        | the companies (amendment) act, 1963            | the whole        || 1964                  | 32        | the companies (amendment) act, 1964            | the whole        || 1965                  | 23        | the banking laws (application to co-operative  | so much as is not || societies) act, 1965  | repealed |                                                |                   || 1965                  | 31        | the companies (amendment) act, 1965            | the whole        || 1966                  | 21        | the merchant shipping (amendment) act, 1966    | so much as is not || repealed             |           |                                                |                   || 1966                  | 30        | the electricity (supply) amendment act, 1966   | so much as is not || repealed             |           |                                                |                   ||   1                                            | 2         |                          3                      | 4                 ||------------------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------|| 1966                                           | 37        | the companies (second amendment) act, 1966      | the whole        || 1967                                           | 14        | the essential commodities (amendment) act, 1967 | so much as is not || repealed                                      |           |                                                 |                   || 1967                                           | 25        | the standards of weights and measures           | the whole        || (extension to kohima and mokokchung districts) |           |                                                 |                   || act, 1967                                      |           |                                                 |                   || 1968                                           | 60        | the state agricultural credit corporations      | the whole        || act, 1968                                     |           |                                                 |                   || 1969                                           | 17        | the companies (amendment) act, 1969             | so much as is not || repealed                                      |           |                                                 |                   || 1969                                           | 22        | the banking companies (acquisition and          | the whole        || transfer of undertakings) act, 1969            |           |                                                 |                   || 1969                                           | 23        | the coal bearing areas (acquisition and         | so much as is not || development) 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                                      |           |                                                 |                   || 1970                                           | 25        | the merchant shipping (amendment) act, 1970     | so much as is not || repealed                                      |           |                                                 |                   || 1970                                           | 51        | the central labour laws (extension to jammu     | the whole        || and kashmir) act, 1970                         |           |                                                 |                   || 1971                                           | 63        | the jayanti shipping company (acquisition of    | the whole        || shares) act, 1971                              |           |                                                 |                   || 1971                                           | 64        | the coking coal mines (emergency provisions)    | the whole        || act, 1971                                      |           |                                                 |                   || 1972                                           | 58        | the indian copper corporation (acquisition of   | so much as is not || undertaking) act, 1972                         | repealed |                                                 |                   || 1972                                           | 72        | the sick textile undertakings (taking over of   | the whole        || management) act, 1972                          |           |                                                 |                   || 1973                                           | 15        | the coal mines (taking over of management)      | the whole        || act, 1973                                      |           |                                                 |                   || 1973                                           | 62        | the konkan passenger ships (acquisition)        | the whole        || act, 1973                                      |           |                                                 |                   || 1974                                           | 4         | the esso (acquisition of undertakings in india) | the whole        || act, 1974                                      |           |                                                 |                   || 1974                                           | 37        | the additional emoluments (compulsory deposit)  | the whole        || act, 1974                                      |           |                                                 |                   ||   1                                                    | 2         |                         3                                          | 4                 ||--------------------------------------------------------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|| 1976                                                   | 2         | the burmah shell (acquisition of undertakings in                   | the whole        || india) act, 1976                                       |           |                                                                    |                   || 1976                                                   | 97        | the burn company and indian standard wagon                         | the whole        || company (nationalisation) act, 1976                    |           |                                                                    |                   || 1976                                                   | 98        | the laxmirattan and atherton west cotton                           | the whole        || mills (taking over of management) act, 1976            |           |                                                                    |                   || 1976                                                   | 106       | the untouchability (offences) amendment and                        | so much as is not || miscellaneous provision act, 1976                      | repealed |                                                                    |                   || 1977                                                   | 17        | the caltex [acquisition of shares of caltex oil                    | the whole        || refining (india) limited and of the undertakings       |           |                                                                    |                   || in india of caltex (india) limited] act, 1977          |           |                                                                    |                   || 1978                                                   | 21        | the deposit insurance corporation (amendment                       | the whole        || and miscellaneous provisions) act, 1978                |           |                                                                    |                   || 1979                                                   | 28        | the kosangas company (acquisition of                               | the whole        || undertaking) act, 1979                                 |           |                                                                    |                   || 1980                                                   | 64        | the maruti limited (acquisition and transfer of                    | the whole        || undertakings) act, 1980                                |           |                                                                    |                   || 1981                                                   | 18        | the essential commodities (special provisions)                     | the whole        || act, 1981                                              |           |                                                                    |                   || 1981                                                   | 19        | the prevention of blackmarketing and                               | so much as is not || maintenance of  supplies of essential commodities      | repealed |                                                                    |                   || (amendment) act, 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        || 1982                                                   | 50        | the amritsar oil works (acquisition and transfer                   | the whole        || of undertakings) act, 1982                             |           |                                                                    |                   || 1982                                                   | 58        | the central excise laws (amendment and                             | the whole        || validation)  act, 1982                                 |           |                                                                    |                   || 1982                                                   | 68        | the drugs and cosmetics (amendment) act, 1982                      | so much as is not || repealed                                              |           |                                                                    |                   || 1983                                                   | 29        | the national oilseeds and vegetable oils                           | the whole        || development board act, 1983                            |           |                                                                    |                   || 1983                                                   | 40        | the textile undertakings (taking over of                           | the whole        || management) act, 1983                                  |           |                                                                    |                   || 1983                                                   | 44        | the indian railways (amendment) act, 1983                          | so much as is not || repealed                                              |           |                                                                    |                   || 1984                                                   | 1         | the banking laws (amendment) act, 1983                             | the whole        ||   1                                        | 2         |                           3                      | 4                 ||--------------------------------------------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------|| 1984                                       | 16        | the ganesh flour mills company limited           | the whole        || (acquisition and transfer of undertakings) |           |                                                  |                   || act, 1984                                  |           |                                                  |                   || 1984                                       | 26        | the payment of gratuity (second amendment)       | so much as is not || act, 1984                                  | repealed |                                                  |                   || 1984                                       | 33        | the mogul line limited (acquisition of shares)   | the whole        || act, 1984                                  |           |                                                  |                   || 1984                                       | 34        | the essential commodities (amendment)            | the whole        || act, 1984                                  |           |                                                  |                   || 1984                                       | 38        | the delhi development (amendment) act, 1984      | the whole        || 1984                                       | 45        | the employees' state insurance (amendment)       | so much as is not || act, 1984                                  | repealed |                                                  |                   || 1984                                       | 53        | the estate duty (amendment) act, 1984            | the whole        || 1984                                       | 54        | the levy sugar price equalisation fund           | so much as is not || (amendment) act, 1984                      | repealed |                                                  |                   || 1984                                       | 59        | the university grants commission (amendment)     | so much as is not || act, 1984                                  | repealed |                                                  |                   || 1984                                       | 63        | the dowry prohibition (amendment) act, 1984      | the whole        || 1984                                       | 67        | the taxation laws (amendment) act, 1984          | the whole        || 1985                                       | 3         | the general insurance business (nationalisation) | so much as is not || amendment act, 1985                        | repealed |                                                  |                   || 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        || 1989                                       | 29        | the employees' state insurance (amendment)       | so much as is not || act, 1989                                  | repealed |                                                  |                   || 1991                                       | 2         | the taxation laws (amendment) act, 1991          | the whole except  || section 6                                 |           |                                                  |                   || 1991                                       | 34        | the consumer protection (amendment) act, 1991    | so much as is not || repealed                                  |           |                                                  |                   || 1991                                       | 44        | the wildlife (protection) amendment act, 1991    | so much as is not || repealed                                  |           |                                                  |                   || 1991                                       | 60        | the delhi high court (amendment) act, 1991       | so much as is not || repealed                                  |           |                                                  |                   || 1993                                       | 49        | the betwa river board (amendment) act, 1993      | so much as is not || repealed                                  |           |                                                  |                   ||   1                                             |   2 |                     3                                         | 4                ||-------------------------------------------------|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|| 1994                                            |  27 | the punjab gram panchayat, samitis and zilla                  | the whole       || parishad (chandigarh repeal) act, 1994          |     |                                                               |                  || 1999                                            |   2 | the cotton ginning and pressing factories (repeal) the whole |                  || act, 1998                                       |     |                                                               |                  || 1999                                            |   4 | the railway claims tribunal (amendment)                       | the whole       || act, 1998                                       |     |                                                               |                  || 1999                                            |  11 | the income-tax (second amendment) act, 1998                   | the whole       || 1999                                            |  17 | the patents (amendment) act, 1999                             | the whole       || 1999                                            |  21 | the companies (amendment) act, 1999                           | the whole       || 1999                                            |  28 | the income-tax (amendment) act, 1999                          | the whole       || 1999                                            |  38 | the mines and minerals (regulation and                        | the whole       || development) amendment act, 1999                |     |                                                               |                  || 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       || 2000                                            |  31 | the army and air force (disposal of private                   | the whole       || property) amendment act, 2000                   |     |                                                               |                  || 2000                                            |  32 | the indian power alcohol (repeal) act, 2000                   | the whole       || 2000                                            |  33 | the all-india institute of medical sciences                   | the whole       || (amendment) act, 2000                           |     |                                                               |                  || 2000                                            |  36 | the cable television networks (regulation)                    | the whole       || amendment act, 2000                             |     |                                                               |                  || 2000                                            |  38 | the rehabilitation council of india (amendment)               | the whole       || act, 2000                                       |     |                                                               |                  || 2000                                            |  46 | the workmen's compensation (amendment)                        | the whole       || act, 2000                                       |     |                                                               |                  || 2000                                            |  47 | the passport (entry into india) amendment                     | the whole       || act, 2000                                       |     |                                                               |                  || 2000                                            |  51 | the aircraft (amendment) act, 2000                            | the whole       || 2000                                            |  53 | the companies (amendment) act, 2000                           | the whole       || 2001                                            |   1 | the taxation laws (amendment) act, 2000                       | the whole except || section 5                                      |     |                                                               |                  || 2001                                            |   4 | the taxation laws (amendment) act, 2001                       | the whole except || section 8                                      |     |                                                               |                  ||   1                                            |   2 |                               3                             | 4          ||------------------------------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------|| 2001                                           |  11 | the insurance laws (transfer of business and                | the whole || emergency provisions) repeal act, 2001         |     |                                                             |            || 2001                                           |  17 | the up sugarcane cess (validation) repeal                 | the whole || act, 2001                                      |     |                                                             |            || 2001                                           |  18 | the post-graduate institute of medical                      | the whole || education and research, chandigarh (amendment) |     |                                                             |            || act, 2001                                      |     |                                                             |            || 2001                                           |  20 | the banking companies (legal practitioners'                 | 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                                           |  31 | the trade unions (amendment) act, 2001                      | the whole || 2001                                           |  32 | the pre-natal diagnostic techniques (regulation             | the whole || and prevention of misuse) amendment act, 2001  |     |                                                             |            || 2001                                           |  34 | the indian medical council (amendment) act, 2001 the whole |            || 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 || act, 2002                                      |     |                                                             |            || 2002                                           |  17 | the passports (amendment) act, 2002                         | the whole || 2002                                           |  24 | the all-india institute of medical sciences                 | the whole || (amendment) act, 2002                          |     |                                                             |            || 2002                                           |  25 | the constitution (scheduled castes) order                   | the whole || (amendment) act, 2002                          |     |                                                             |            || 2002                                           |  32 | the constitution (scheduled castes and                      | the whole || scheduled tribes) orders (amendment) act, 2002 |     |                                                             |            || 2002                                           |  44 | the coast guard (amendment) act, 2002                       | the whole || 2002                                           |  45 | the national co-operative development                       | the whole || corporation (amendment) act, 2002              |     |                                                             |            || 2002                                           |  50 | the petroleum (berar extension) repeal act, 2002            | the whole || 2002                                           |  61 | the constitution (scheduled castes) orders                  | the whole || (second amendment) act, 2002                   |     |                                                             |            || 2002                                           |  63 | the merchant shipping (amendment) act, 2002                 | the whole || 2002                                           |  64 | the medical termination of pregnancy                        | the whole || (amendment) act, 2002                          |     |                                                             |            ||   1                                           |   2 |                           3                                  | 4          ||-----------------------------------------------|-----|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------|| 2003                                          |   1 | the companies (amendment) act, 2002                          | the whole || 2003                                          |  14 | the pre-natal diagnostic techniques (regulation              | the whole || and prevention of misuse) amendment act, 2002 |     |                                                              |            || 2003                                          |  16 | the wildlife (protection) (amendment) act, 2002              | the whole || 2003                                          |  19 | the water (prevention and control of pollution)              | the whole || cess (amendment) act, 2003                    |     |                                                              |            || 2003                                          |  29 | the banking service commission (repeal) act, 2003 the whole |            || 2003                                          |  38 | the infant milk substitutes, feeding bottles and             | the whole || infant food (regulation of production,        |     |                                                              |            || supply and distribution) amendment act, 2003  |     |                                                              |            || 2003                                          |  43 | the airports authority of india (amendment)                  | the whole || act, 2003                                     |     |                                                              |            || 2003                                          |  47 | the constitution (scheduled tribes) order                    | the whole || (amendment) act, 2003                         |     |                                                              |            || 2003                                          |  52 | the railway protection force  (amendment)                    | the whole || act, 2003                                     |     |                                                              |            || 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 || 2004                                          |  25 | the customs and central excise laws (repeal)                 | the whole || act, 2004                                     |     |                                                              |            || 2005                                          |  15 | the patents (amendment) act, 2005                            | the whole || 2005                                          |  23 | the navy (amendment) act, 2005                               | the whole || 2005                                          |  41 | the payment of wages (amendment) act, 2005                   | the whole || 2005                                          |  47 | the railways (amendment) act, 2005                           | the whole || 2005                                          |  55 | the taxation laws (amendment) act, 2005                      | the whole || 2006                                          |   7 | the cost and works accountants (amendment)                   | the whole || act, 2006                                     |     |                                                              |            || 2006                                          |   8 | the company secretaries (amendment) act, 2006                | the whole || 2006                                          |   9 | the chartered accountants (amendment) act, 2006 the whole   |            || 2006                                          |  23 | the companies (amendment) act, 2006                          | the whole || 2006                                          |  33 | the juvenile justice (care and protection of                 | the whole || children) amendment act, 2006                 |     |                                                              |            || 2006                                          |  39 | the wildlife (protection) amendment act, 2006                | the whole || 2006                                          |  42 | the central silk board (amendment) act, 2006                 | the whole || 2006                                          |  48 | the constitution (scheduled tribes) order                    | the whole || amendment act, 2006                           |   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42 | the all-india institute of medical sciences and the | the whole || post-graduate institute of medical education and |     |                                                     |            || research (amendment) act, 2007                   |     |                                                     |            || 2007                                             |  44 | the aircraft (amendment) act, 2007                  | the whole || 2007                                             |  45 | the payment of bonus (amendment) act, 2007          | the whole || 2007                                             |  49 | the indian boilers (amendment) act, 2007            | the whole || 2008                                             |  11 | the railways (amendment) act, 2008                  | the whole || 2008                                             |  12 | the prasar bharati (broadcasting corporation of     | 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 || 2009                                             |   2 | the constitution (scheduled tribes) (union          | the whole || territories) order (amendment) act, 2008         |     |                                                     |            || 2009                                             |   3 | the post-graduate institute of medical              | the whole || education and research, chandigarh               |     |                                                     |            || (amendment) act, 2008                            |     |                                                     |            || 2009                                             |  10 | the information technology (amendment)              | the whole || act, 2008                                        |     |                                                     |            || 2009                                             |  28 | the carriage by air (amendment) act, 2009           | the whole || 2009                                             |  34 | the metro railways (amendment) act, 2009            | the whole || 2009                                             |  45 | the workmen's compensation (amendment)              | the whole || act, 2009                                        |     |                                                     |            || 2009                                             |  46 | the national rural employment guarantee             | the whole || (amendment) act, 2009                            |     |                                                     |            || 2009                                             |  47 | the payment of gratuity  (amendment) act, 2009      | the whole ||   1                                            |   2 |                                 3                           | 4          ||------------------------------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------|| 2010                                           |   2 | the salaries and allowances of ministers                    | the whole || (amendment) act, 2009                          |     |                                                             |            || 2010                                           |  15 | the payment of gratuity  (amendment) act, 2010              | the whole || 2010                                           |  17 | the plantations labour  (amendment) act, 2010               | the whole || 2010                                           |  18 | the employees' state insurance (amendment)                  | the whole || act, 2010                                      |     |                                                             |            || 2010                                           |  24 | the industrial disputes (amendment) act, 2010               | the whole || 2010                                           |  25 | the foreign trade  (development and regulation)             | the whole || amendment act, 2010                            |     |                                                             |            || 2010                                           |  26 | the securities and insurance laws (amendment                | the whole || and validation) act, 2010                      |     |                                                             |            || 2010                                           |  28 | the energy conservation (amendment) act, 2010               | the whole || 2010                                           |  32 | the indian medical council (amendment) act, 2010 the whole |            || 2010                                           |  34 | the mines and minerals (development and                     | the whole || regulation) amendment act, 2010                |     |                                                             |            || 2010                                           |  35 | the essential commodities (amendment) act, 2010             | the whole || 2011                                           |  10 | the jawaharlal institute of post-graduate medical           | the whole || education and research, puducherry (amendment) |     |                                                             |            || act, 2011                                      |     |                                                             |            || 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 || 2012                                           |   6 | the prasar bharati (broadcasting corporation of             | the whole || india) amendment act, 2011                     |     |                                                             |            || 2012                                           |   9 | the petroleum and minerals pipelines                        | the whole || (acquisition of right of  user in land)        |     |                                                             |            || amendment act, 2011                            |     |                                                             |            || 2012                                           |  10 | the cost and works accountants (amendment)                  | the whole || act, 2011                                      |     |                                                             |            || 2012                                           |  20 | the indian medical council (amendment) act, 2012 the whole |            || 2012                                           |  24 | the constitution (scheduled tribes) order                   | the whole || (amendment) act, 2012                          |     |                                                             |            ||   1                             |   2 |                                 3                         | 4                 ||---------------------------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|| 2012                            |  25 | the railway property (unlawful possession)                | the whole        || amendment act, 2012             |     |                                                           |                   || 2012                            |  30 | the right of children to free and compulsory              | the whole        || education (amendment) act, 2012 |     |                                                           |                   || 2012                            |  37 | the all-india institute of medical sciences               | the whole        || (amendment) act, 2012           |     |                                                           |                   || 2013                            |   2 | the prevention of money-laundering (amendment) the whole |                   || act, 2012                       |     |                                                           |                   || 2013                            |   3 | the unlawful activities (prevention) amendment            | the whole        || act, 2012                       |     |                                                           |                   || 2013                            |  13 | the criminal law (amendment) act, 2013                    | the whole        || 2013                            |  19 | the national highways authority of india                  | the whole        || (amendment) act, 2013           |     |                                                           |                   || 2013                            |  22 | the securities and exchange board of india                | the whole        || (amendment) act, 2013           |     |                                                           |                   || 2013                            |  24 | the constitution (scheduled tribes) order                 | the whole        || (amendment) act, 2013           |     |                                                           |                   || 2013                            |  29 | the representation of the people (amendment               | sections 2 and 3 || and validation) act, 2013       |     |                                                           |                   | the second schedule (see section 3) amendments|                                          | year   | no                                 | short title                                             amendments   ||------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|| 2013                                     | 14     | the sexual harassment of            | in sections 6, 7 and 24,—                                            || women at work place                      |        |                                     |                                                                      || (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,          | in section 2,—                                                       || allowances 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 princi- |        |                                     |                                                                      || pal act)", insert the words and figure   |        |                                     |                                                                      || "in section 2"                          |        |                                     |                                                                      | statement of objects and reasonsthe central government's resolve to bring reform in the legal system of the country, to make it more accessible to the common man and to imbibe the principles of rule of law, has, inter-alia, began with the review of enactments which are obsolete, redundant and unnecessary in fulfilment of this objective, the central government has undertaken a comprehensive review of laws and the legal system with a view to remove incoherent and redundant laws2 the primary initiative in this direction was taken to constitute a committee to review the laws which are obsolete and redundant and can be repealed a two member committee was constituted for review of obsolete laws for repeal the said committee, based on various reports of the law commission and p c jain commission, examined the central acts which are not relevant or no longer needed and which can be repealed either in whole or in part3 the two member committee identified 1741 central acts out of existing 2781 central acts lying on the statute-book as on 15th october, 2014 the acts identified for repeal by the said committee are categorized as (i) 777 central acts identified for repeal wholly or in part; (ii) 83 central acts relating to state subjects to be repealed by state legislatures; (iii)624 central appropriation acts enacted up to the year 2010; and (iv) 257 appropriation acts enacted by parliament for the states under president's rule to be repealed by such states the law commission, in its 248th, 249th, 250th and 251st reports on "obsolete laws: warranting immediate repeal", inter alia, recommended for repeal of 289 acts4 as a step forward towards this direction, the central government has undertaken the following initiatives towards achieving its objective to repeal obsolete and redundant laws the following acts, namely, (i) the repealing and amending act, 2015  (17 of 2015) to repeal 35 acts; (ii) the repealing and amending (second) act, 2015  (19 of 2015) to repeal  90acts have been enacted and (iii) the appropriation acts (repeal) bill, 2015 (to repeal 758appropriation acts) as passed by the house of the people on 11th may, 2015 is pending in the council of states on remaining acts, action for repeal is at different stages5 as part of the ongoing initiative of the central government, the present proposal is to repeal 295 obsolete and redundant laws lying unnecessarily on the statute-book an appropriate saving clause has been incorporated in the bill on being enacted, it would reduce obsolete laws and bring in clarity to those for whose benefit the laws are enacted6 the bill seeks to achieve the aforesaid objectivesnew delhi;the 20th july, 2015 annexure extracts from the sexual harassment of women at work place prevention, prohibition and redressal act, 2013 (14 of 2013)6 (1) every district officer shall constitute in the district concerned, a committee to be known as the "local complaints committee" to receive complaints of sexual harassment from establishments where the internal complaints committee has not been constituted due to having less than ten workers or if the complaint is against the employer himselfconstitution and jurisdiction of local complaints committee(2) the district officer shall designate one nodal officer in every block, taluka and tehsil in rural or tribal area and ward or municipality in the urban area, to receive complaints and forward the same to the concerned local complaints committee within a period of  seven days(3) the jurisdiction of the local complaints committee shall extend to the areas of the district where it is constituted7 (1) the local complaints committee shall consist of the following members to be nominated by the district officer, namely:-—(a) a chairperson to be nominated from amongst the eminent women in the field of social work and committed to the cause of women;composition tenure and other terms and conditions of local complaints committee(b) one member to be nominated from amongst the women working in block, taluka or tehsil or ward or municipality in the district;(c) two members, of whom at least one shall be a woman, to be nominated from amongst such non-governmental organisations or associations committed to the cause of women or a person familiar with the issues relating to sexual harassment, which may be prescribed:provided that at least one of the nominees should, preferably, have a background in law or legal knowledge:provided further that at least one of the nominees shall be a woman belonging to the scheduled castes or the scheduled tribes or the other backward classes or minority community notified by the central government, from time to time;(d) the concerned officer dealing with the social welfare or women and child development in the district, shall be a member, ex officio (2) the chairperson and every member of the local committee shall hold office for such period, not exceeding three years, from the date of their appointment as may be specified by the district officer(3) where the chairperson or any member of the local complaints committee—(a) contravenes the provisions of section 16; or (b) has been convicted for an offence or an inquiry into an offence under any law for the time being in force is pending against him; or(c) has been found guilty in any disciplinary proceedings or a disciplinary proceeding is pending against him; or(d) has so abused his position as to render his continuance in office prejudicial to the public interest, such chairperson or member, as the case may be, shall be removed from the committee and the vacancy so created or any casual vacancy shall be filled by fresh nomination in accordance with the provisions of this section(4) the chairperson and members of the local committee other than the members nominated under clauses (b) and (d) of sub-section (1) shall be entitled to such fees or allowances for holding the proceedings of the local committee as may be prescribed     24 the appropriate government may, subject to the availability of financial and other resources,—appropriate government to  take measures to publicise the act(a) develop relevant information, education, communication and training materials, and organise awareness programmes, to advance the understanding of the public of the provisions of this act providing for protection against sexual harassment of woman at workplace;(b) formulate orientation and training programmes for the members of the local complaints committee     ———— extract from the governors (emoluments, allowances and previleges) amendment act, 2014 (8 of 2014)    3 of 1982amendment of section 22 in section 2 of the governors (emoluments, allowances and privileges) act, 1982(hereinafter referred to as the principal act), for clause (a), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:—'(a) "ex-governor" means a person who has been the governor of a state or two or more states;(aa) "governor" means the governor, or any person discharging the functions of the governor, of any state or of two or more states;'     lok sabha———— a billto repeal certain enactments and to amend certain other enactments————