Off the statute book
Repealed Central Acts
4,513 Central Acts that have been repealed, with the instrument that repealed each one. An Act being repealed does not erase it: conduct before the repeal is still governed by the law as it then stood.
| Act | Citation | Repealed by |
|---|---|---|
| Darjeeling Act 1863 | 10 of 1863 | Act 19 of 1867 |
| Decrees of Nawab of Farukhabad Act, 1836 | 12 of 1836 | Act 13 of 1860 |
| Defects in Civil Procedure Act, 1847 | 17 of 1847 | Act 12 of 1873 |
| Delhi Territory Act 1858 | 38 of 1858 | Act 8 of 1868 |
| Deputy Collectos, Bombay Act 1852 | 21 of 1852 | Bom, Act 5 of 1879 |
| Deputy Commissioners, 1867 | 27 of 1867 | Act 10 of 1872 |
| Deputy Magistrates: Deputy Collectors Act, 1843 | 15 of 1843 | Act 12 of 1873 |
| Deputy and Assistant Magistrates, Bombay Act 1851 (4 of 1851) Rep., Act 17 of 1862 | Not recorded | |
| Deputy and Assistant Registrars to Sadr Courts, Bengal Act, 1840 | 7 of 1840 | Act 8 of 1868 |
| Destruction of Records Act 1879 | 3 of 1879 | Act 5 of 1917 |
| Diet-money For Witnesses Act, 1846 | 7 of 1846 | Act 17 of 1862 |
| Dismis of Suits and Appeals Bengal and Madras Act, 1841 | 29 of 1841 | Act 12 of 1873 |
| Dispossessed Landed Proprietors, Agra Act 1858 | 20 of 1858 | Act 8 of 1868 |
| Distillery Licenses, Madras Act, 1845 | 32 of 1845 | Mad. Act 3 of 1864 |
| Distress for Rent, Bengal Act, 1846 | 10 of 1846 | Act 10 of 1859 |
| Distressed Seamen's Expenses Recovery Act 1878 | 13 of 1878 | Act 5 of 1883 |
| Distresses, Calcutta Act, 1847 | 7 of 1847 | Act 1 of 1875 |
| District Munsifs, Madras Act 1855 | 19 of 1855 | Act 8 of 1868 |
| District Munsifs, Madras Act, 1835 | 5 of 1835 | Act 8 of 1868 |
| Duties in Lucknow Act 1868 | 20 of 1868 | Act 14 of 1870 |
| Duty on Salt, Agra Act 1860 | 1 of 1860 | Act 8 of 1875 |
| Duty on Tabacco, Bombay Town Act, 1850 | 24 of 1850 | Act 4 of 1857 |
| The Dacca University Act 1920 | 18 of 1920 | Act 42 of 1953 |
| The Dalmia Dadri Cement Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertaking (Amendment) Act 2006 | 3 of 2007 | Act 31 of 2019 |
| The Damodar Valley Corporation (Amendment) Act 1957 | 59 of 1957 | Act 58 of 1960 |
| The Damodar Valley Corporation (Amendment) Act 2011 | 1 of 2012 | Act 23 of 2016 |
| The Dangerous (Amendment) Act, 1938 | 3 of 1938 | Act 25 of 1942 |
| The Dangerous Druge Act 1930 | 2 of 1930 | Act 61 of 1985 |
| The Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act, 1933 | 26 of 1933 | Act 1 of 1938 |
| The Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983 | 35 of 1983 | Act 4 of 2018 |
| The Dargah Khawaja Saheb (Amendment) Act, 1948 | 44 of 1948 | Act 35 of 1950 |
| The Darjeeling (High Court's Jurisdiction Act 1867 | 19 of 1867 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Debtors Act, 1888 | 6 of 1888 | Act 10 of 1914 |
| The Decentralization Act 1914 | 4 of 1914 | Act 1 of 1938 |
| The Deck and Load Lines Act 1891 | 17 of 1891 | Act 21 of 1923 |
| The Decrees and Orders Validating Act 1936 | 5 of 1936 | Act 2 of 2018 |
| The Defence of India (Amendment) Act, 1916 | 2 of 1916 | Act 4 of 1922 |
| The Defence of India Act 1939 | 35 of 1939 | Act 2 of 1948 |
| The Defence of India Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1915 | 4 of 1915 | Act 4 of 1922 |
| The Defence of Indian (Amendment) Act, 1940 | 19 of 1940 | Act 06 of 1945 |
| The Dekkhan Agricultrurists' Relief Act 1881 | 23 of 1881 | Act 1 of 1938 |
| The Dekkhan Agriculturists' Relief Act 1882 | 22 of 1882 | W.B. Act 7 of 1948 |
| The Dekkhan Agriculturists' Relief Act 1895 | 6 of 1895 | Act 1 of 1938 |
| The Dekkhan Agriculturists' Relief Act, 1886 | 23 of 1886 | Act 1 of 1938 |
| The Delegated Legislation Provision (Amendment) Act, 2005 | 4 of 2005 | Act 17 of 2015 |
| The Delegated Legislation Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1985 4 of 1986 | Act 30 of 2001 | |
| The Delhi (Control of Building Operations) Act 1955 | 53 of 1955 | Act 61 of 1957 |
| The Delhi (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1964 | 23 of 1964 | Act 4 of 2018 |
| The Delhi Administration (Amendment) Act, 1983 | 9 of 1983 | Act 19 of 1988 |
| The Delhi Administration (Amendment) Act, 1988 | 10 of 1988 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Delhi Administration Act, 1966 | 19 of 1966 | Act 1 of 1992 |
| The Delhi Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1976 | 87 of 1976 | Delhi Act 07 of 1999 |
| The Delhi Co-operative Societies Act, 1972 | 35 of 1972 | Sec 141, Delhi Govt. Act 3 of 2004 |
| The Delhi Development (Amendment) Act, 1963 | 56 of 1963 | Act 04 of 2018 |
| The Delhi Development (Amendment) Act, 1976 | 4 of 1976 | Act 19 of 1988 |
| The Delhi Development (Amendment) Act, 1984 | 38 of 1984 | Act 23 of 2016 |
| The Delhi Development (Amendment) Act, 1996 | 36 of 1996 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Delhi Development Authority (Validation of Disciplinary Powers) Act, 1998 | 6 of 1998 | Act 4 of 2018 |
| The Delhi Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Act, 1986, 56 of 1986, (Rep., by Sec 65(B) Act 2 of 2009) | Not recorded | |
| The Delhi High Court (Amendment) Act, 1969 | 37 of 1969 | Act 23 of 2016 |
| The Delhi High Court (Amendment) Act, 1991 | 60 of 1991 | Act 23 of 2016 |
| The Delhi High Court (Amendment) Act, 2003 | 35 of 2003 | Act 19 of 2015 |
| The Delhi Hotels (Control of Accommodation) Act, 1949 | 24 of 1949 | Act 23 of 2016 |
| The Delhi Joint Water Board (Amendment) Act, 1938 | 18 of 1938 | Act 25 of 1942 |
| The Delhi Joint Water Board Act 1926 | 23 of 1926 | Act 66 of 1957 |
| The Delhi Laws (Amendment) Act 1951 | 36 of 1951 | Act 36 of 1957 |
| The Delhi Laws Act, 1912 | 13 of 1912 | Act 37 of 2023 |
| The Delhi Laws Act, 1915 | 7 of 1915 | Act 37 of 2023 |
| The Delhi Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 1965 | 36 of 1965 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Delhi Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 1969 | 11 of 1969 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Delhi Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 1983 | 17 of 1983 | Act 37 of 2023 |
| The Delhi Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 1989 | 25 of 1989 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act 1987 | 8 of 1987 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act 1988 | 11 of 1988 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act 1993 | 67 of 1993 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1961 | 42 of 1961 | Act 52 of 1964 |
| The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1968 | 2 of 1968 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1974 | 55 of 1974 | Act 38 of 1978 |
| The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1983 | 8 of 1983 | Act 19 of 1988 |
| The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022 | 10 of 2022 | Act 37 of 2025 |
| The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Validation of Electricity Tax) Act, 1966 | 35 of 1966 | Act 41 of 2002 |
| The Delhi Municipal Laws (Amendment) Act 1989 | 10 of 1989 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Delhi Municipal Laws (Amendment) Act, 1991 | 32 of 1991 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Delhi Muslim (Amendment) Act, 1947 | 13 of 1947 | Act 35 of 1950 |
| The Delhi Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 1959 | 9 of 1959 | Act 52 of 1964 |
| The Delhi Pemises (Requisition and Eviction) Act 1947 | 49 of 1947 | Act 30 of 1952 |
| The Delhi Premises (Requisition and Eviction) Amendment Act, 1951 | 59 of 1951 | Act 23 of 2016 |
| The Delhi Premises (Requisition and Eviction) Amendment and Validation act, 1949 | 60 of 1949 | Act 36 of 1957 |
| The Delhi Rent Control (Amendmen) Act, 1984 | 37 of 1984 | Act 19 of 1988 |
| The Delhi Rent Control (Amendment) Act, 1963 | 4 of 1963 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Delhi Rent Control (Amendment) Act, 1988 | 57 of 1988 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Delhi Road Transport Authority (Amendment) Act 1953 | 24 of 1953 | Act 36 of 1957 |
| The Delhi Road Transport Authority Act 1950 | 13 of 1950 | Act 66 of 1957 |
| The Delhi Sales Tax (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1976 | 91 of 1976 | Act 2 of 2018 |
| The Delhi Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Act, 1961 | 21 of 1961 | Act 52 of 1964 |
| The Delhi Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Act, 1970 | 33 of 1970 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Act 1981 | 6 of 1981 | Act 19 of 1988 |
| The Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Act, 1974 | 46 of 1974 | Act 38 of 1978 |
| The Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras (Management) Act, 1971 | 24 of 1971 | Act 82 of 1971 |
| The Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Act 1952 | 26 of 1952 | Act 36 of 1957 |
| The Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2006 | 20 of 2006 | Act 2 of 2018 |
| The Delhi Tenants (Temporary Protection) Act 1956 | 97 of 1956 | Act 4 of 2018 |
| The Delhi University (Amendment) Act 1952 | 5 of 1952 | Act 36 of 1957 |
| The Delhi University (Amendment) Act 1981 | 27 of 1981 | Act 19 of 1988 |
| The Delhi University (Amendment) Act, 1961 | 61 of 1961 | Act 52 of 1964 |
| The Delhi University (Amendment) Act, 1970 | 35 of 1970 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Delhi University (Amendment) Act, 1972 | 48 of 1972 | Act 38 of 1978 |
| The Delhi University (Amendment) Act, 2002 | 43 of 2002 | Act 31 of 2019 |
| The Delhi and Ajmer Merwara Rent Control Act 1947 | 19 of 1947 | Act 38 of 1952 |
| The Delhi and Ajmer Rent Control (Nasirabad Cantonment Repeal)Act, 1968 | 49 of 1968 | Act 31 of 2019 |
| The Delhi and Ajmer Rent Control Act, 1952 | 38 of 1952 | Act 59 of 1958 |
| The Delhi and Ajmer-Merwara Land Development Act, 1948 | 67 of 1948 | Act 36 of 1957 |
| The Delhi and Ajmer-Merwara Rent Control (Amendment) Act, 1948 | 28 of 1948 | Act 35 of 1950 |
| The Delimitation (Amendment) Act, 2003 | 3 of 2004 | Act 17 of 2015 |
| The Delimitation (Amendment) Act, 2008 | 9 of 2008 | Act 17 of 2015 |
| The Delimitation Act, 1972 | 76 of 1972 | Act 33 of 2002 |
| The Delimitation Commission (Amendment) Act 1954 | 55 of 1954 | Act 58 of 1960 |
| The Delimitation Commission Act, 1953 | 81 of 1952 | Act 58 of 1960 |
| The Delimitation Commission Act, 1962, 61 of 1962, (Rep., Act 56 of 1974)) | Not recorded | |
| The Delivery of Books (Public Libraries) (Amendment) Act. 1956 | 99 of 1956 | Act 58 of 1960 |
| The Dentists (Amendment) Act 1955 | 12 of 1955 | Act 58 of 1960 |
| The Dentists (Amendment) Act, 1950 | 58 of 1950 | Act 36 of 1957 |
| The Dentists (Amendment) Act, 1972 | 42 of 1972 | Act 38 of 1978 |
| The Dentists (Amendment) Act, 1993 | 30 of 1993 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Dentists Act, 1948 | 16 of 1948 | Act 21 of 2023 |
| The Deposit Insurance Corporation (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1978 | 21 of 1978 | Act 23 of 2016 |
| The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2021 | 30 of 2021 | Act 37 of 2025 |
| The Depositories Related Laws (Amendment), Act, 1997 | 8 of 1997 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment) Act, 1930 | 20 of 1930 | Sec 2 and Sch, Act 1 of 1938 |
| The Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment) Act, 1938 | 6 of 1938 | Act 25 of 1942 |
| The Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment) Act, 1939 | 3 of 1939 | Act 25 of 1942 |
| The Devolution Act 1920 | 38 of 1920 | Act 1 of 1938 |
| The Dhoties (Additional Excise Duty) Act 1957 | 31 of 1957 | Act 58 of 1960 |
| The Dhoties (Additional Excise Duty) Act, 1953 | 39 of 1953 | Act 93 of 1976 |
| The Dhoties (Additional Excise Duty) Repeal Act, 1976 | 93 of 1976 | Act 19 of 1988 |
| The Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989 | 3 of 1989 | Act 23 of 2016 |
| The Direct Taxes (Amendment) Act, 1964 | 31 of 1964 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Direct-tax Laws (Miscellaneous) Repeal Act, 2000 | 20 of 2000 | Act 4 of 2018 |
| The Displaced Person (Claims) Amendment Act, 1952 | 40 of 1952 | Act 58 of 1960 |
| The Displaced Person (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Amendment Act, 1960 | 2 of 1960 | Act 02 of 2018 |
| The Displaced Persons (Claims) Act 1950 | 44 of 1950 | Act 38 of 2005 |
| The Displaced Persons (Claims) Supplementary Act 1954 | 12 of 1954 | Act 38 of 2005 |
| The Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) (Amendment) Act. 1956 | 86 of 1956 | Act 58 of 1960 |
| The Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Act 1954 | 44 of 1954 | Act 38 of 2005 |
| The Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Amendment Act, 1959 | 21 of 1959 | Act 52 of 1964 |
| The Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Amendment Act, 1968 | 17 of 1968 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Displaced Persons (Debts Adjustment) Act 1951 | 70 of 1951 | Act 4 of 2018 |
| The Displaced Persons (Institution of Suits and Legal Proceedings) Amendment Act, 1950 | 68 of 1950 | Act 36 of 1957 |
| The Displaced Persons (Institution of Suits) Act 1948 | 47 of 1948 | Act 70 of 1951 |
| The Displaced Persons (Legal Proceedings) Act, 1949 | 25 of 1949 | Act 70 of 1951 |
| The Displaced Persons Claims and other Laws Repeal Act, 2005 | 38 of 2005 | Act 4 of 2018 |
| The Disputed Elections (Prime Minister and Speaker) Act 1977 | 16 of 1977 | Act 4 of 2018 |
| The Distress Act 1875 | 1 of 1875 | Act 15 of 1876 |
| The District Delegates Act 1881 | 6 of 1881 | Act 39 of 1925 |
| The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1962 | 8 of 1962 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Amendment Act, 1949 | 29 of 1949 | Act 48 of 1952 |
| The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Amendment Act, 1970 | 31 of 1970 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Amendment Act, 1988 | 56 of 1988 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 | 54 of 1986 | Act 37 of 2020 |
| The Dourine (Amendment) Act, 1920 | 8 of 1920 | Act 1 of 1938 |
| The Dower Act, 1839 | 29 of 1839 | Act 48 of 1857 |
| The Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act 1986 | 43 of 1986 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1984 | 63 of 1984 | Act 23 of 2016 |
| The Dramatic Performances (Delhi Repeal) Act 1963 | 35 of 1963 | Act 31 of 2019 |
| The Dramatic Performances Act 1876 | 19 of 1876 | Act 4 of 2018 |
| The Drugs (Amendment) Act 1955 | 11 of 1955 | Act 58 of 1960 |
| The Drugs (Amendment) Act 1960 | 35 of 1960 | Act 52 of 1964 |
| The Drugs (Amendment) Act, 1962 | 21 of 1962 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Drugs (Control) Act 1950 | 26 of 1950 | Act 4 of 2005 |
| The Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Act 1986 | 71 of 1986 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Act, 1964 | 13 of 1964 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Act, 1982 | 68 of 1982 | Act 23 of 2016 |
| The Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Act, 2008 | 26 of 2008 | Act 23 of 2016 |
| The Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Amendment Act, 1963 | 42 of 1963 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Durga Khawaja Saheb (Amendment) Act, 1938 | 12 of 1938 | Act 25 of 1942 |
| The Durgah Khawaja Saheb (Amendment) Act, 1964 | 20 of 1964 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Durgah Khawaja Saheb (Emergency Provisions) Act 1950 | 17 of 1950 | Act 36 of 1955 |
| The Durgah Khawaja Saheb Act 1936 | 23 of 1936 | Act 36 of 1955 |
Source and method. Compiled from the enactments of Parliament and of the State legislatures as published on India Code, and republished together with commentary and other original matter under section 52(1)(q)(ii) of the Copyright Act, 1957. Structured, cross-referenced and maintained by eCourtsIndia. Repeal information is as recorded in the Repeal collection published by India Code; we parse the citation out of the recorded title rather than restating it. This page is not a substitute for legal advice.