The
Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has
given its approval for introduction of the Repealing and Amending Bill,
2017 to repeal 105 Acts.
Background:
The
two Member Committee constituted by the PMO, the Law Commission of
India and the Legislative Department identified 1824 redundant and
obsolete Central Acts for repeal. After
careful examination and consultation with various
Ministries/Departments in the Government of India, four Acts have been
enacted to repeal 1175 Central Acts (during the period May, 2014 to
August, 2016) by Parliament which are –
The Repealing and Amending Act, 2015 (17 of 2015) repealing 35 Acts; The Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 2015 (19 of 2015) repealing 90 Acts;
Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Act, 2016 (22 of 2016) repealing 756;
Appropriation Acts including Appropriation (Railways) Acts;
The Repealing and Amending Act, 2016 (23 of 2016) repealing 294 Acts.
The Repealing and Amending Act, 2015 (17 of 2015) repealing 35 Acts; The Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 2015 (19 of 2015) repealing 90 Acts;
Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Act, 2016 (22 of 2016) repealing 756;
Appropriation Acts including Appropriation (Railways) Acts;
The Repealing and Amending Act, 2016 (23 of 2016) repealing 294 Acts.
Out
of the aforesaid 1824 Acts, 227 Acts (including Appropriation Acts
enacted by Parliament for the States under President's Rule) are
identified to be repealed by State Governments have been requested to
take necessary action to repeal them.
A
list of remaining 422 Central Acts was circulated among all the
Ministries/ Departments for their comments on repeal of Acts pertaining
to their respective Ministries/Departments. Till date, 73
Ministries/Departments including Legislative Department have given their
comments whereby they have agreed to repeal 105 Acts and disagreed to
repeal about 139 Acts. On the basis of the comments/concurrence received
from the Ministries/Departments, 105 Acts have been identified for
repeal by this Department.
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(Release ID :157436)
Source: Press Information Bureau (PIB)
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