Repealing and Amending Act, 2015 | |
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Parliament of India | |
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Citation | Act No. 17 of 2015 |
Territorial extent | India |
Passed by | Lok Sabha |
Passed | 18 March 2015 |
Passed by | Rajya Sabha |
Passed | 5 May 2015 |
Assented to | 13 May 2015 |
Commenced | 13 May 2015 |
Legislative history | |
First chamber: Lok Sabha | |
Bill title | The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2014 |
Bill citation | Bill No. 95 of 2014 |
Introduced by | Ravi Shankar Prasad |
Introduced | 11 August 2014 |
Committee report | Standing 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The Repealing and Amending Act, 2015 is an Act of the Parliament of India that repealed 35 obsolete Acts, and also amended the provisions of The Prohibition of Manual Scavengers Act, 2013, and the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 to correct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.