Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to repeal 105 old laws. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad informed that the Cabinet approved introduction of the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2017 to repeal these old laws in the Parliament.
Out of them, which would be repealed include 2008 amendments to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the President’s Emoluments and Pension Act and the Vice-President’s Pension Act.
The two Member Committee constituted by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the Law Commission of India and the Legislative Department identified 1,824 redundant and obsolete Central Acts for repeal.
After careful examination and consultation with various Ministries and Departments, four Acts have been enacted to repeal 1,175 Central Acts during the period May, 2014 to August, 2016 by Parliament.
A list of remaining 422 Central Acts was circulated among all the Ministries and Departments for their comments.
Till date, 73 Ministries and Departments including Legislative Department have sent their comments whereby they have agreed to repeal 105 Acts and disagreed to repeal about 139 Acts.
On the basis of the comments and concurrence received from the Ministries and Departments, 105 Acts have been identified for repeal by this Department.
