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Repealed Central Acts
4,513 Central Acts that have been repealed, with the instrument that repealed each one. An Act being repealed does not erase it: conduct before the repeal is still governed by the law as it then stood.
| Act | Citation | Repealed by |
|---|---|---|
| Oaths Act, 1840 | 5 of 1840 | Act 10 of 1873 |
| Oaths by Registrars of Deeds Act 1856 | 29 of 1856 | Act 16 of 1864 |
| Oaths of Justices of the Peace Act, 1841 | 16 of 1841 | Act 2 of 1869 |
| Obscene Books and Pictures Act 1856 | 1 of 1856 | Act 17 of 1862 |
| Obstructions of Justice Act, 1841 | 30 of 1841 | Act 8 of 1868 |
| Offences affecting the Public Act 1856 | 2 of 1856 | Act 17 of 1862 |
| Offences against Salt-laws, Madras Act 1852 | 7 of 1852 | Act 4 of 1889 |
| Offences by Convicts Act, 1845 | 18 of 1845 | Act 17 of 1862 |
| Office Oaths and Declarations, Act, 1837 | 21 of 1837 | Act 10 of 1873 |
| Official Trustee Act, 1843 | 17 of 1843 | Act 17 of 1864 |
| Outrages in Malabar Act 1854 | 23 of 1854 | Act 20 of 1859 |
| The Oaths Act 1875 | 6 of 1872 | Act 10 of 1873 |
| The Obscence Publications Act 1925 | 8 of 1925 | Act 1 of 1938 |
| The Obstruction in Fairways Act, 1881 | 16 of 1881 | Act 37 of 2023 |
| The Offences on Ships and Aircraft Act 1940 | 4 of 1940 | Act 6 of 1945 |
| The Official Gazettes Act 1863 | 31 of 1863 | Act 1 of 1938 |
| The Official Languages (Amendment) Act, 1967 | 1 of 1968 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Official Trustees (Amendment) Act, 1964 | 48 of 1964 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Official Trustees Act 1864 | 17 of 1864 | Act 2 of 1913 |
| The Official Trustees and Administrator General's Act (Amendment) Act, 1922 | 21 of 1922 | Sec 2 and Sch, Act 1 of 1938 |
| The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2023 | 17 of 2023 | Act 37 of 2025 |
| The Oil Industry (Development) Amendment Act 1981 | 45 of 1981 | Act 19 of 1988 |
| The Oil and Natural Gas Commission (Amendment) Act 1977 | 23 of 1977 | Act 19 of 1988 |
| The Oil and Natural Gas Commission (Amendment) Act 1981 | 17 of 1981 | Act 19 of 1988 |
| The Oil and Natural Gas Commission (Amendment) Act, 1962 | 38 of 1962 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Oil and Natural Gas Commission (Amendment) Act, 1964 | 19 of 1964 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Act, 1969 | 39 of 1969 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Act, 1984 | 20 of 1984 | Act 19 of 1988 |
| The Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Act, 1993 | 4 of 1993 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Act, 1998 | 29 of 1998 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Opium (Amendment) Act, 1911 | 1 of 1911 | Act 48 of 1952 |
| The Opium Act, 1857 | 13 of 1857 | Act 61 of 1985 |
| The Opium Act, 1876 | 23 of 1876 | Act 12 of 1891 & Rep., Act 1 of 1878 |
| The Opium Act, 1878 | 1 of 1878 | Act 61 of 1985 |
| The Opium Cess (Amendment) Act, 1925 | 27 of 1925 | Sec 2 and Sch, Act 1 of 1938 |
| The Opium and Revenue Laws (Extension of Application) Act 1950 | 33 of 1950 | Act 2 of 2018 |
| The Opium and Revenue Laws (Extension of Application) Amendment Act 1951 | 44 of 1951 | Act 36 of 1957 |
| The Opium laws (Amendment) Act. 1957 | 52 of 1957 | Act 58 of 1960 |
| The Oriental Gas Company Act, 1857 | 05 of 1857 | Act 37 of 2023 |
| The Oriental Gas Company Act, 1867 | 11 of 1867 | Act 37 of 2023 |
| The Orissa Legislative Assembly (Extension of Duration) Act, 1966 | 16 of 1966 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Orissa State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1961 | 13 of 1961 | Act 52 of 1964 |
| The Orissa State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1973 | 20 of 1973 | Act 38 of 1978 |
| The Oudh Additional Judicial Commissioner Act, 1885 | 4 of 1885 | Act 14 of 1891 |
| The Oudh Civil Courts Act 1879 | 13 of 1879 | Act 4 of 1925 |
| The Oudh Civil Courts Act, 1871 | 32 of 1871 | Act 22 of 1886 |
| The Oudh Courts (Supplementary) Act, 1925 | 32 of 1925 | Sec 2 and Sch, Act 1 of 1938 |
| The Oudh Courts Act (1891) Amendment Act, 1897 | 16 of 1897 | U.P. Act 4 of 1925 |
| The Oudh Courts Act 1891 | 14 of 1891 | U.P. Act 4 of 1925 |
| The Oudh Land-revenue Act, 1876 | 17 of 1876 | U.P. Act 3 of 1901 |
| The Oudh Local Rates Act 1871 | 17 of 1871 | Act 4 of 1878 |
| The Oudh Local Rates Act 1878 | 4 of 1878 | Act 5 of 1894 |
| The Oudh Rent Act 1868 | 19 of 1868 | Act 22 of 1886 |
| The Oudh Rent Act, 1886 | 22 of 1886 | U.P. Act 17 of 1939 |
| The Oudh Sub-Settlement Act, 1866 | 26 of 1866 | U.P. Act 10 of 1951 |
| The Oudh Wasikas Act, 1886 | 21 of 1886 | Act 4 of 2018 |
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.