The Repealing and Amending Act, 2023
An Act to repeal certain enactments and to amend an enactment.
Administered by. Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department · Other Acts of 2023
Preamble
THE REPEALING AND AMENDING ACT, 2023
ACT NO. 37 OF 2023
[17th December, 2023.] An Act to repeal certain enactments and to amend an enactment.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:--
What this Act covers
Summary of Repealing and Amendment Act, 2023
*The Repealing and Amending Act, 2023 repeals a total of 72 enactments across various domains. *Amends one enactment, The Factoring Regulation Act, 2011, with a minor textual correction. *Saves all previous actions, rights, and proceedings under the repealed acts.
Sections
Type to filter. 4 sections.
Legislative history
Legislative History: The Repealing and Amending Act, 2023 Source: Official Record of Parliament, India Code, and Ministry of Law and Justice Act Title - The Repealing and Amending Act, 2023 Act Number - Act No. 37 of 2023 Act ID (India Code) - 202337 Presidential Assent date - December 17, 2023 Enforcement Date - December 17, 2023 Nodal Ministry - Ministry of Law and Justice Precedent & Historical Rationale ● Purging Obsolete and Redundant Laws: Formally repeals 65 obsolete and redundant enactments—including legacy amending Acts and outdated principal statutes—to clean up the statute book and eliminate statutory congestion. ● Correction of Minor Drafting and Technical Errors: Introduces minor typographical, formal, and textual corrections in the Factoring Regulation Act, 2011, without altering the substantive legal provisions or intent of the underlying law. Parliamentary Trajectory & Enactment ● Formulation: Introduced by the Union Minister of Law and Justice as part of the government's ongoing initiative to review, streamline, and periodically repeal unnecessary laws to enhance ease of living and administrative clarity. ● Parliamentary Passage: Introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 19, 2022; passed by the Lok Sabha on July 27, 2023; and passed by the Rajya Sabha on December 4, 2023. ● Presidential Assent: Received the assent of the President of India on December 17, 2023. ● Enforcement: Enforced on December 17, 2023 .
Schedules
This Act has 3 schedules. A schedule is published as a document of its own; the text is reproduced on its page where it has been read, and the document is mirrored here either way.
- schedule - 1361 words
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