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Repealed Central Acts
4,513 Central Acts that have been repealed, with the instrument that repealed each one. An Act being repealed does not erase it: conduct before the repeal is still governed by the law as it then stood.
| Act | Citation | Repealed by |
|---|---|---|
| The Wakf (Amendment) Act 2013 | 27 of 2013 | Act 19 of 2015 |
| The Wakf (Amendment) Act, 1959 | 30 of 1959 | Act 52 of 1964 |
| The Wakf (Amendment) Act, 1964 | 34 of 1964 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Wakf (Amendment) Act, 1969 | 38 of 1969 | Act 23 of 2016 |
| The Wakf Amendment Act, 1984 | 69 of 1984 | Act 43 of 1995 |
| The Wakfs Act 1954 | 29 of 1954 | Act 43 of 1995 |
| The War Donations and Investments (Companies) Act, 1940 | 37 of 1940 | Act 02 of 1948 |
| The War Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act 1943 | 23 of 1943 | Act 4 of 2018 |
| The Warehousing Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2001 | 23 of 2001 | Act 19 of 2015 |
| The Warehousing Corporations (Amendment) Act 1963 | 34 of 1963 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Warehousing Corporations (Amendment) Act 1989 | 37 of 1989 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Warehousing Corporations (Amendment) Act 2015 | 16 of 2015 | Act 31 of 2019 |
| The Warehousing Corporations (Amendment) Act, 1976 | 42 of 1976 | Act 19 of 1988 |
| The Warehousing Corporations (Amendment) Act, 2005 | 45 of 2005 | Act 19 of 2015 |
| The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution Cess Act 1977 | 36 of 1977 | Act 18 of 2017 |
| The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Act, 1988 | 53 of 1988 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess (Amendment) Act, 1991 | 53 of 1991 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess (Amendment) Act, 2003 | 19 of 2003 | Act 23 of 2016 |
| The Wealth-Tax (Amendment) Act, 1964 | 46 of 1964 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Act, 2022 | 14 of 2022 | Act 37 of 2025 |
| The Weekly Holidays Act 1942 | 18 of 1942 | Act 4 of 2018 |
| The West Bengal Evacuee Property (Tripura Amendment) Act, 1952 | 75 of 1952 | Act 58 of 1960 |
| The West Bengal Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969 | 20 of 1969 | Act 47 of 2001 |
| The West Bengal State Legislature (Delegation of Powers Act, 1968 | 6 of 1968 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The West Bengal State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1970 | 17 of 1970 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The West Bengal State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1971 | 31 of 1971 | Act 38 of 1978 |
| The Wheat (Import Duty) Act 1931 | 15 of 1931 | Act 32 of 1934 |
| The Wheat Import Duty (Extending) Act 1932 | 3 of 1932 | Act 32 of 1934 |
| The Wheat Import Duty (Extending) Act 1933 | 5 of 1933 | Act 32 of 1934 |
| The Wheat Import Duty (Extending) Act 1934 | 4 of 1934 | Act 32 of 1934 |
| The Whipping Act 1864 | 6 of 1864 | Act 4 of 1909 |
| The Whipping Act 1900 | 5 of 1900 | Act 4 of 1909 |
| The Whipping Act 1909 | 4 of 1909 | Act 44 of 1955 |
| The Wild Birds Protection Act, 1887 | 20 of 1887 | Act 8 of 1912 |
| The Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act 1912 | 8 of 1912 | Partly repealed earlier Act 23 of 2016 |
| The Wild Life (Protection) (Amendment) Act, 1991 | 44 of 1991 | Act 23 of 2016 |
| The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 1982 | 23 of 1982 | Act 19 of 1988 |
| The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 1986 | 28 of 1986 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 1993 | 26 of 1993 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2006 | 39 of 2006 | Act 23 of 2016 |
| The Wildlife (Protection) (Amendment) Act, 2002 | 16 of 2003 | Act 23 of 2016 |
| The Wire and Wire Nail Industry (Protection) Act 1932 | 5 of 1932 | Act 32 of 1934 |
| The Working Journalists (Amendment) Act, 1962 | 65 of 1962 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Working Journalists (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1974 | 60 of 1974 | Act 38 of 1978 |
| The Working Journalists (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act, 1958 | 29 of 1958 | Act 37 of 2020 |
| The Working Journalists (Industrial Disputes) Act 1955 | 1 of 1955 | Act 45 of 1955 |
| The Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act 1989 | 31 of 1989 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act 1981 | 36 of 1981 | Act 19 of 1988 |
| The Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1979 | 6 of 1979 | Act 19 of 1988 |
| The Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 | 45 of 1955 | Act 37 of 2020 |
| The Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Act, 1996 | 34 of 1996 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Workman's Breach of contract Act 1859 | 13 of 1859 | Act 3 of 1925 |
| The Workman's Breach of Contract (Amendment) Act, 1920 | 12 of 1920 | Act 3 of 1925 |
| The Workmen's Breach of Contract (Repealing) Act 1925 | 3 of 1925 | Act 12 of 1927 |
| The Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Act, 1929 | 5 of 1929 | Sec 3 and Second Sch, Act 20 of 1937 |
| The Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Act, 1962 | 64 of 1962 | Act 56 of 1974 |
| The Workmen? Companion (Amendment) Act, 1937 | 7 of 1937 | Act 25 of 1942 |
| The Workmen? Compensation (Amendment) Act, 1938 | 9 of 1938 | Act 25 of 1942 |
| The Workmen?s Compensation (Amendment) Act, 1933 | 15 of 1933 | Act 1 of 1938 |
| The Workmen?s Compensation (Amendment) Act, 1942 | 1 of 1942 | Act 02 of 1948 |
| The Workmen?s Compensation (Amendment) Act, 1959 | 8 of 1959 | Act 52 of 1964 |
| The Workmenâ??s Compensation (Amendment) Act, 1976 | 65 of 1976 | Act 19 of 1988 |
| The Workmenâ??s Compensation (Amendment) Act, 1984 | 22 of 1984 | Act 19 of 1988 |
| The Workmenâ??s Compensation (Amendment) Act, 1995 | 30 of 1995 | Act 30 of 2001 |
| The Workmenâ??s Compensation (Amendment) Act, 2000 | 46 of 2000 | Act 23 of 2016 |
| The Workmenâ??s Compensation (Amendment) Act, 2009 | 45 of 2009 | Act 23 of 2016 |
| The wills Act, 1838 | 25 of 1838 | Act 8 of 1868 |
| The workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Act, 1926 | 29 of 1926 | Sec 2 and Sch, Act 1 of 1938 |
| Wagers Act, 1848 | 21 of 1848 | Act 9 of 1872 |
| Wandering Gangs of thieves Act, 1848 | 11 of 1848 | Act 17 of 1862 |
| Warehousing Ports Act, 1836 | 25 of 1836 | Act 12 of 1873 |
| Warrants of Attorney and Cognovits Act 1865 | 24 of 1865 | Act 16 of 1874 |
| Warrants on Failure to Serve Summons Act, 1845 | 10 of 1845 | Act 17 of 1862 |
| Water-supply, Bombay Town Act 1856 | 7 of 1856 | Act 8 of 1868 |
| Works of Utility By Private Persons & Companies Act 1863 | 22 of 1863 | Act 10 of 1870 |
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.