Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Act, 2016
The Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Act, 2016 | |
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Parliament of India | |
Long title
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Citation | Act No. 22 of 2016 |
Territorial extent | India |
Passed by | D. V. Sadananda Gowda |
Introduced | 24 April 2015 |
Status: Spent |
The Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Act, 2016 is an
Background and legislative history
Prime Minister Narendra Modi advocated the repeal of old laws during his 2014 general election campaign. At the 2015 Economic Times Global Business Summit, Modi stated, "Our country suffers from an excess of old and unnecessary laws which obstruct people and businesses. We began the exercise of identifying unnecessary laws and repealing them. 1,877 Central laws have been identified for repeal."[1]
A bill to repeal 758 Appropriation Acts was approved by the Union Cabinet on 20 March 2015.
Repealed Acts
The 758 Appropriation Acts included in the bill's Schedule were completely repealed.
№ | Year | Act No. | Short title |
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1 | 1950 | XXIII | The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 1950 |
2 | 1950 | XXIV | The Appropriation Act, 1950 |
3 | 1950 | XXXIX | The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1950 |
References
- ^ "| NITI Aayog".
- ^ "Approval to Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Bill, 2015". www.pmindia.gov.in. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "The Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Bill, 2015". www.prsindia.org. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ Nair, Remya (20 March 2015). "Cabinet approves bill to repeal over 700 archaic laws". Mint. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Parliament Passes Two Bills To Repeal 1053 Redundant Laws". NDTV.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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