| Contents |
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"Obsolete Laws: Warranting Immediate Repeal" |
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Table of Contents |
| Chapter 1 |
Introduction & Background |
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Introduction & Background |
| Chapter 2 |
Methodology |
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Subject-Categorisation and Classification |
| Chapter 3 |
Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations |
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Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations |
| Chapter 4 |
Laws recommended for Repeal |
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Laws recommended for Repeal |
| 1. |
Bengal Districts Act, Act 21 of 1836 |
| 2. |
Bengal Bonded Warehouse Association Act, Act 5 of 1838 |
| 3. |
Bengal Bonded Warehouse Association Act, Act 5 of 1854 |
| 4. |
Forfeited Deposits Act, Act 25 of 1850 |
| 5. |
Sheriffs' Fees Act, Act 8 of 1852 |
| 6. |
Sonthal Parganas Act, Act 37 of 1855 |
| 7. |
Sonthal Parganas Act, Act 10 of 1857 |
| 8. |
Oriental Gas Company Act, Act 5 of 1857 |
| 9. |
Oriental Gas Company, Act 11 of 1867 |
| 10. |
Madras Uncovenanted Officers' Act, Act 7 of 1857 |
| 11. |
Howrah Offences Act, Act 21 of 1857 |
| 12. |
Calcutta Pilots Act, Act 12 of 1859 |
| 13. |
Government Seal Act, Act 3 of 1862 |
| 14. |
Waste-Lands (Claims) Act, Act 23 of 1863 |
| 15. |
Oudh Sub-Settlement Act, Act 26 of 1866 |
| 16. |
Converts''' Marriage Dissolution Act, Act 21 of 1866 |
| 17. |
Sarais Act, Act 22 of 1867 |
| 18. |
Ganges Tolls Act, Act 1 of 1867 |
| 19. |
Oudh Estates Act, Act 1 of 1869 |
| 20. |
Oudh Taluqdars' Relief Act, Act 24 of 1870 |
| 21. |
Dehra Dun Act, Act 21 of 1871 |
| 22. |
Punjab Laws Act, Act 4 of 1872 |
| 23. |
Foreign Recruiting Act, Act 4 of 1874 |
| 24. |
Laws Local Extent Act, Act 15 of 1874 |
| 25. |
Central Provinces Laws Act, Act 20 of 1875 |
| 26. |
Oudh Laws Act, Act 18 of 1876 |
| 27. |
Dramatic Performances Act, Act 19 of 1876 |
| 28. |
Elephants' Preservation Act, Act 6 of 1879 |
| 29. |
Dekkhan Agriculturists' Relief Act, Act 17 of 1879 |
| 30. |
Raipur and Khattra Laws Act, Act 19 of 1879 |
| 31. |
Fort William Act, Act 13 of 1881 |
| 32. |
Agriculturists' Loans Act, Act 12 of 1884 |
| 33. |
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, Act 6 of 1886 |
| 34. |
King of Oudh's Estate Act, Act 19 of 1887 |
| 35. |
King of Oudh's Estate, Act 14 of 1888 |
| 36. |
United Provinces Act, Act 20 of 1890 |
| 37. |
Reformatory Schools Act, Act 8 of 1897 |
| 38. |
Live-stock Importation Act, Act 9 of 1898 |
| 39. |
Prevention of Seditious Meetings Act, Act 10 of 1911 |
| 40. |
Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and Assam Laws Act, Act 7 of 1912 |
| 41. |
Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act, Act 8 of 1912 |
| 42. |
Destructive Insects and Pests Act, Act 2 of 1914 |
| 43. |
King of Oudh's Estate Validation Act, Act 12 of 1917 |
| 44. |
Police (Incitement to Disaffection) Act, Act 22 of 1922 |
| 45. |
Sheriff of Calcutta (Power of Custody) Act, Act 20 of 1931 |
| 46. |
Public Suits Validation Act, Act 11 of 1932 |
| 47. |
Bengal Suppression of Terrorist Outrages (Supplementary) Act, Act 24 of 1932 |
| 48. |
Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, Act 2 of 1933 |
| 49 |
Assam Criminal Law Amendment (Supplementary) Act, Act 27 of 1934 |
| 50. |
Bangalore Marriages Validating Act, Act 16 of 1936 |
| 51. |
Berar Laws Act, Act 4 of 1941 |
| 52. |
Railways (Local Authorities' Taxation) Act, Act 25 of 1941 |
| 53. |
War Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, Act 23 of 1943 |
| 54. |
Junagadh Administration (Property) Act, Act 26 of 1948 |
| 55. |
Continuance of Legal Proceedings Act, Act 38 of 1948 |
| 56. |
Mangrol and Manavadar (Administration of Property) Act, Act 2 of 1949 |
| 57. |
Delhi Hotels (Control of Accommodation) Act, Act 24 of 1949 |
| 58. |
Companies (Donations to National Funds) Act, Act 54 of 1951 |
| 59. |
Indian Independence Pakistan Courts (Pending Proceedings) Act, Act 9 of 1952 |
| 60. |
Chandernagore (Merger) Act, Act 36 of 1954 |
| 61. |
Newspaper (Price and Page) Act, Act 45 of 1956 |
| 62. |
Newspaper (Price and Page) Continuance Act, Act 36 of 1961 |
| 63. |
Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act, Act 93 of 1956 |
| 64. |
Women's and Children's Institutions (Licensing) Act, Act 105 of 1956 |
| 65. |
Orissa Weights and Measures (Delhi Repeal) Act, Act 57 of 1958 |
| 66. |
Travancore-Cochin Vehicles Taxation (Amendment and Validation) Act, Act 42 of 1959 |
| 67. |
Mahendra Pratap Singh Estates (Repeal) Act, Act 48 of 1960 |
| 68. |
Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act, Act 31 of 1962 |
| 69. |
Land Acquisition (Amendment and Validation) Act, Act 13 of 1967 |
| 70. |
Delhi and Ajmer Rent Control (Nasirabad Cantonment Repeal) Act, Act 49 of 1968 |
| 71. |
Parliamentary Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Repeal Act, Act 28 of 1976 |
| 72. |
Shipping Development Fund Committee (Abolition) Act, Act 66 of 1986 |
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Summing-up |
| Appendix I |
Categories of Central Laws |
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Central Laws Arranged According to Category |
| Appendix II |
Laws Recommended for Repeal by Various Commissions but not Undertaken for Repeal by Government |
| Appendix III |
Repealed Laws that are listed in the Law Ministry Chronological List of Central Acts |
| Appendix IV |
List of Laws Passed by Parliament that are not listed on the Law Ministry's Chronological List of Central Acts |
| Appendix V |
List of Statutes for Further Study with a view to Assess Suitability for Repeal |
