Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Act, 2016

The Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Act, 2016
Parliament of India
  • An Act to repeal Appropriation Acts [including Appropriation (Railways) Acts].
CitationAct No. 22 of 2016
Territorial extentIndia
Passed byLok Sabha
Passed11 May 2015
Passed byRajya Sabha
Passed27 April 2016
Assented to byPresident Pranab Mukherjee
Assented to6 May 2016
Effective9 May 2016
Legislative history
First chamber: Lok Sabha
Bill titleThe Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Bill, 2015
Bill citationBill No. 119 of 2015
Introduced byMoL&J Sadananda Gowda
Introduced24 April 2025
Passed11 May 2015
Second chamber: Rajya Sabha
Passed27 April 2016
Repeals
758 Appropriation Acts
Status: Spent

The Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Act, 2016 is an Act of the Parliament of India that repealed 758 Appropriation Acts that were now obsolete. An Appropriation Act is an Act that authorizes the Government of India to withdraw funds from the Consolidated Fund of India to meet expenses for a fiscal year. The Act was among a series repealing acts tabled by the Narendra Modi administration aimed at repealing obsolete laws.

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.[2] The Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Bill, 2015 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 24 April 2015 by then Minister of Law and Justice, D.V. Sadananda Gowda. The Bill sought to repeal 758 Appropriation Acts including 111 state appropriation acts enacted by Parliament between 1950 and 1976, and Railway Appropriation Acts enacted during 1950–2012. The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on 11 May 2015.[3] The Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha proposed including an automatic repeal clause in future Appropriation Acts. The government confirmed that such a clause would be included in the Appropriation Act, 2016.[4] The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 27 April 2016.[5] The bill received assent from then President Pranab Mukherjee on 6 May 2016, and was notified in The Gazette of India on 9 May 2016.[6]

Repealed Acts

The 758 Appropriation Acts included in the bill's Schedule were completely repealed.

Year Act № Short title
1950 XXIII The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 1950
1950 XXIV The Appropriation Act, 1950
1950 XXXIX The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1950
1950 LX The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 1950
1950 LXXVII The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 1950
1950 LXXIX The Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 1950
1951 VI The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 1951
1951 VII The Appropriation Act, 1951
1951 VIII The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 1951
1951 XII The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1951
1951 XIV The Appropriation (Railways) No. 3 Act, 1951
1951 XV The Appropriation (No. 2 ) Act, 1951
1951 LVII The Punjab Appropriation Act, 1951
1951 LVIII The Appropriation (Railways) No. 4 Act, 1951
1951 LX The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 1951
1952 13 The Appropriation Act, 1952
1952 14 The Punjab Appropriation Act, 1952
1952 15 The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 1952
1952 21 The Appropriation (Railways) Vote on Account Act, 1952
1952 28 The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1952
1952 43 The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 1952
1952 44 The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1952
1952 80 The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 1952
1953 1 The Appropriation Act, 1953
1953 4 The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1953
1953 5 The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 1953
1953 6 The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 1953
1953 7 The Patiala and East Punjab States Union Appropriation Act, 1953
1953 8 The Patiala and East Punjab States Union Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1953
1953 9 The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1953
1953 13 The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 1953
1953 17 The Patiala and East Punjab States Union Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1953
1953 33 The Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 1953
1953 50 The Appropriation (No. 5) Act, 1953
1953 51 The Patiala and East Punjab States Union Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 1953
1954 5 The Appropriation Act, 1954
1954 6 The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 1954
1954 8 The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1954
1954 11 The Appropriation (Railways) No.2 Act, 1954
1954 16 The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1954
1954 40 The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 1954
1954 47 The Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 1954
1954 56 The Andhra Appropriation Act, 1954
1955 3 The Andhra Appropriation Act, 1955
1955 4 The Andhra Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1955
1955 5 The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 1955
1955 6 The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 1955
1955 7 The Appropriation Act, 1955
1955 8 The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1955
1955 14 The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1955
1955 38 The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 1955
1955 46 The Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 1955
1955 47 The Appropriation (No. 5) Act, 1955
1956 5 The Appropriation Act, 1956
1956 11 The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1956
1956 12 The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 1956
1956 13 The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 1956
1956 14 The Appropriation (Railways) No. 3 Act, 1956
1956 15 The Appropriation (Railways) No. 4 Act, 1956
1956 16 The Appropriation (Railways) No. 5 Act, 1956
1956 19 The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1956
1956 20 The Travancore-Cochin Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1956
1956 23 The Travancore-Cochin Appropriation Act, 1956
1956 43 The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 1956
1956 44 The Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 1956
1956 46 The Travancore-Cochin Appropriation (No.2) Act, 1956
1956 83 The Appropriation (Railways) No. 6 Act, 1956
1956 84 The Appropriation (Railways) No. 7 Act, 1956
1956 85 The Appropriation (No. 5) Act, 1956
1957 1 The Appropriation Act, 1957
1957 2 The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1957
1957 3 The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1957
1957 4 The Kerala Appropriation Act, 1957
1957 6 The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 1957
1957 8 The Kerala Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1957
1957 9 The Appropriation (Railways) Vote on Account Act, 1957
1957 15 The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 1957
1957 22 The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 1957
1957 24 The Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 1957
1957 56 The Appropriation (No. 5) Act, 1957
1958 4 The Appropriation Act, 1958
1958 6 The Appropriation (Railways) Act, 1958
1958 8 The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Act, 1958
1958 10 The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Act, 1958
1958 12 The Appropriation (No. 2) Act, 1958
1958 14 The Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 1958
1958 23 The Appropriation (Railways) No. 3 Act, 1958
1958 40 The Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 1958
1958 49 The Appropriation (Railways) No. 4 Act, 1958
1958 50 The Appropriation (Railways) No. 5 Act, 1958
1958 51 The Appropriation (No. 5) Act, 1958

References

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  2. ^ "Approval to Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Bill, 2015". www.pmindia.gov.in. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. ^ "The Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Bill, 2015". www.prsindia.org. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. ^ Nair, Remya (20 March 2015). "Cabinet approves bill to repeal over 700 archaic laws". Mint. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Parliament Passes Two Bills To Repeal 1053 Redundant Laws". NDTV.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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