In force · As amended up to 2026-08
3. 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.
4 . Savings.— The repeal by this Act of any enactment shall not affect any other enactment in which the repealed enactment has been applied, incorporated or referred to;
and this Act shall not affect the validity, invalidity, effect or consequences of anything already done or suffered, or any right, title, obligation or liability already acquired, accrued or incurred, or any remedy or proceeding in respect thereof, or any release or discharge of or from any debt, penalty, obligation, liability, claim or demand, or any indemnity already granted, or the proof of any past act or thing;
nor shall this Act affect any principle or rule of law, or established jurisdiction, form or course of pleading, practice or procedure, or existing usage, custom, privilege, restriction, exemption, office or appointment, notwithstanding that the same respectively may have been in any manner affirmed or recognised or derived by, in or from any enactment hereby repealed;
nor shall the repeal by this Act of any enactment revive or restore any jurisdiction, office, custom, liability, right, title, privilege, restriction, exemption, usage, practice, procedure or other matter or thing not now existing or in force.
THE FIRST SCHEDULE ( See section 2)
REPEALS
|Year|No.||Short title|Extent of repeal|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|1|2||3|4|
|1850|XXXVII|The|Public Servants (Inquiries) Act, 1850|The whole.|
|1852|VIII|The|Sheriffs' Fees Act, 1852|The whole.|
|1866|XXI|The|Converts' Marriage Dissolution Act, 1866|The whole.|
|1867|I|The|Ganges Tolls Act, 1867|The whole.|
|1892|II|The|Marriages' Validation Act, 1892|The whole.|
|1897|I|The|Public Servants (Inquiries) Amendment Act, 1897|The whole.|
|1897|V|The|Repealing and Amending Act, 1897|The whole.|
|1897|XIV|The|Indian Short Titles Act, 1897|The whole.|
|1899|XXIII|The|Church of Scotland Kirk Sessions Act, 1899|The whole.|
|1901|XI|The|Amending Act, 1901|The whole.|
|1903|I|The|Amending Act, 1903|The whole.|
|1928|XII|The|Hindu Inheritance (Removal of Disabilities) Act, 1928|The whole.|
|1929|XXI|The|Transfer of Property (Amendment) Supplementary Act, 1929|So much as is not|
|||||repealed.|
|1934|XXVII|The|Assam Criminal Law Amendment (Supplementary) Act, 1934|The whole.|
|1935|XIII|The|Jubbulpore and Chhattisgarh Divisions (Divorce Proceedings Validation) Act, 1935|The whole.|
|1936|V|The|Decrees and Orders Validating Act, 1936|The whole.|
|1936|XVI|The|Bangalore Marriages Validating Act, 1936|The whole.|
|1938|XI|The|Hindu Women's Right to Property (Amendment) Act, 1938|The whole.|
|1939|XXIX|The|Indian Tariff (Fourth Amendment) Act, 1939|The whole.|
|1946|XXII|The|Mica Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1946|The whole.|
|1948|XL|The|Indian Matrimonial Causes (War Marriages) Act, 1948|The whole.|
|1948|LI|The|Imperial Library (Change of Name) Act, 1948|The whole.|
|1950|XXXIII|The|Opium and Revenue Laws (Extension of Application) Act, 1950|The whole.|
|1951|I|The|Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1951|So much as is not|
|||||repealed.|
|1951|II|The|Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1951|So much as is not|
|||||repealed.|
|1953|11|The|Administration of Evacuee Property (Amendment) Act, 1953|The whole.|
|1954<br>1954|3<br>42|The Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains<br>(Declaration of National Importance) Amendment Act, 1953<br>The Administration of Evacuee Property (Amendment) Act, 1954||The whole.<br>The whole.|
|1955|26|The|Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955|So much as is not|
|||||repealed.|
|1956|7|The|Sales-Tax Laws Validation Act, 1956|The whole.|
|1956|27|The|Representation of the People (Second Amendment) Act, 1956|The whole.|
|1956|66|The|Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1956|So much as is not|
|||||repealed.|
|1956|70|The Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains<br>(Declaration of National Importance) Amendment Act, 1956||The whole.|
|1|2|3|4|
|---|---|---|---|
|1956|91|The Administration of Evacuee Property (Amendment) Act, 1956|The whole.|
|1956|93|The Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act, 1956|The whole.|
|1956|100|The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1956|The whole.|
|1959|37|The Central Excises and Salt (Amendment) Act, 1959|So much as is not|
||||repealed.|
|1959|41|The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1959|So much as is not|
||||repealed.|
|1959|48|The Miscellaneous Personal Laws (Extension) Act, 1959|The whole.|
|1959|59|The Mineral Oils (Additional Duties of Excise and Customs) Amendment Act, 1959|So much as is not|
||||repealed.|
|1959|61|The Married Women's Property (Extension) Act, 1959|The whole.|
|1960|2|The Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Amendment Act, 1960|So much as is not|
||||repealed.|
|1960|5|The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 1960|So much as is not|
||||repealed.|
|1960|19|The Hindu Marriages (Validation of Proceedings) Act, 1960|The whole.|
|1960|38|The Central Excises (Conversion to Metric Units) Act, 1960|So much as is not|
||||repealed.|
|1960|40|The Customs Duties and Cesses (Conversion to Metric Units) Act, 1960|So much as is not|
||||repealed.|
|1960|57|The British Statutes (Application to India) Repeal Act, 1960|The whole.|
|1966|47|The Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1966|So much as is not|
||||repealed.|
|1969|46|The Punjab Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969|The whole.|
|1971<br>1971<br>1972|20<br>54<br>62|The Bengal Finance (Sales Tax) (Delhi Validation of Appointments and<br>Proceedings) Act, 1971<br>The Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Amendment and<br>Validation Act, 1971<br>The Limestone and Dolomite Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1972|The whole.<br>The whole.<br>The whole.|
|1976|91|The Delhi Sales Tax (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1976|The whole.|
|1980|63|The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1980|So much as is not|
||||repealed.|
|1981|30|The Cine-workers Welfare Cess Act, 1981|The whole.|
|1983|20|The Delegated Legislation Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1983|The whole.|
|1984|1 9|The Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Act, 1984|So much as is not|
||||repealed.|
|1985|37|The Tea Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Sick Tea Units) Act, 1985|The whole.|
|1985|81|The Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 1985|So much as is not|
||||repealed.|
|1986|6|The Additional Duties of Excise (Textiles and Textile Articles) Amendment Act, 1985|The whole.|
|1986<br>1986|7<br>8|The Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Second Amendment<br>Act, 1985<br>The Customs Tariff (Amendment) Act, 1985|The whole.<br>The whole.|
|1986|19|The Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Act, 1986|So much as is not|
||||repealed.|
|1986|46|The Taxation Laws (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1986|The whole.|
|1999|29|The Contingency Fund of India (Amendment) Act, 1999|The whole.|
|1|2||3|4|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|1999|31|The|Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 1999|The whole.|
|1999|32|The|Securities Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 1999|The whole.|
|1999|45|The|Vice-President's Pension (Amendment) Act, 1999|The whole.|
|2000|14|The|President's Emoluments and Pension (Amendment) Act, 2000|The whole.|
|2000|49|The|Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2000|The whole.|
|2001|12|The|Colonial Prisoners Removal (Repeal) Act, 2001|The whole.|
|2001|19|The|Industrial Disputes (Banking Companies) Decision (Repeal) Act, 2001|The whole.|
|2001|22|The|Judicial Administration Laws (Repeal) Act, 2001|The whole.|
|2001|24|The|Indian Railway Companies (Repeal) Act, 2001|The whole.|
|2001|25|The|Railway Companies (Substitution of Parties in Civil Proceedings) Repeal Act, 2001|The whole.|
|2001|26|The|Hyderabad Export Duties (Validation) Repeal Act, 2001|The whole.|
|2001|50|The|Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2001|The whole.|
|2002|21|The|St. John Ambulance Association (India) Transfer of Funds (Repeal) Act, 2002|The whole.|
|2002|22|The|Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2002|The whole.|
|2002|23|The|Vice-President's Pension (Amendment) Act, 2002|The whole.|
|2002|28|The|National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2002|The whole.|
|2002|59|The|Securities and Exchange Board of India (Amendment) Act, 2002|The whole.|
|2002|68|The|North-Eastern Council (Amendment) Act, 2002|The whole.|
|2003|25|The|Customs Tariff (Amendment) Act, 2003|The whole.|
|2003|31|The|Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2003|The whole.|
|2004|7|The|Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Act, 2003|The whole.|
|2004|28|The|Special Tribunals (Supplementary Provisions) Repeal Act, 2004|The whole.|
|2004|29|The|Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2004|The whole.|
|2005|1|The|Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2004|The whole.|
|2005|5|The|Central Excise Tariff (Amendment) Act, 2004|The whole.|
|2005|31|The|Hire-purchase (Repeal) Act, 2005|The whole.|
|2005|51|The|Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2005|The whole.|
|2006|10|The|Khadi and Village Industries Commission (Amendment) Act, 2006|The whole.|
|2006|20|The|Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2006|The whole.|
|2006|30|The|Union Duties of Excise (Electricity) Distribution Repeal Act, 2006|The whole.|
|2006|43|The|Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006|The whole.|
|2006|51|The|Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Act, 2006|The whole.|
|2007|1|The|Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Act, 2007|The whole.|
|2007|16|The|Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2007|Sections 9 to 11.|
|2007|19|The|National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2007|The whole.|
|2007|27|The|Securities Contracts (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2007|The whole.|
|2008|28|The|President's Emoluments and Pension (Amendment) Act, 2008|The whole.|
|2008|29|The|Vice-President's Pension (Amendment) Act, 2008|The whole.|
|2008|35|The|Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2008|The whole.|
|2009|1|The|Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Amendment Act, 2008|The whole.|
THE SECOND SCHEUDULE
(See section 3)
AMENDMENTS
|Year|No.|Short title|Amendments|
|---|---|---|---|
|1|2|3|4|
|2007|29|The National Institutes of|In clause (d) of section 3, the words "as|
|||Technology, Science|the case may be" shall be omitted.|
|||Education and Research Act,||
|||2007||
|2009|27|The Prevention and Control|In sub-section (1) of section 1, for the|
|||of Infectious and Contagious<br>Diseases in Animals Act,<br>2009|word and figures "Bill, 2009", the word<br>and figures "Act, 2009" shall be<br>substituted.|
||||In section 1, for the marginal heading, the|
|2009|35|The Right of Children to Free|marginal heading "Short title, extent,|
|||and Compulsory Education|application and commencement" shall be|
|||Act, 2009|substituted.|
Source: India Code