Repealing and Amending Act, 2015

Repealing and Amending Act, 2015
Parliament of India
  • An Act to repeal certain enactments and to amend certain other enactments.
CitationAct No. 17 of 2015
Territorial extentIndia
Passed byLok Sabha
Passed18 March 2015
Passed byRajya Sabha
Passed5 May 2015
Assented to13 May 2015
Commenced13 May 2015
Legislative history
First chamber: Lok Sabha
Bill titleThe Repealing and Amending Bill, 2014
Bill citationBill No. 95 of 2014
Introduced byRavi Shankar Prasad
Introduced11 August 2014
Committee reportStanding Committee Report
Related legislation
Status: Spent

The Repealing and Amending Act, 2015 is an Act of the Parliament of India that repealed 35 obsolete Acts, and also amended the provisions of The Prohibition of Manual Scavengers Act, 2013, and the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 to correct typographical and certain patent errors. It was the first such repealing Act aimed at repealing obsolete laws tabled in Parliament by the Narendra Modi administration.