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The
repealing and amending bill, 2014 was introduced in the
Lok Sabha on August
11, 2014 by the Minister of Law and
Justice, Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad.
According
to the Statement of Objects and Reasons, the Bill
seeks to repeal those
enactments which have ceased to be in
force or have become obsolete.
In all, the Bill seeks to repeal
about 36 laws and pass amendments to two
laws.
Repealing
certain laws: The Bill repeals certain
laws that have
been listed in the First Schedule of the Bill. Of the
36 Acts,
four Acts are being repealed entirely. These include The
Indian
Fisheries Act, 1897, The Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1947, The
Sugar
Undertakings (Taking Over of Management) Act, 1978
and The Employment of
Manual Scavengers and Construction
of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993.
The
remaining 32 Acts that are being repealed are amendment
Acts. The
changes have been incorporated into the principal
Acts.
Amendment
of certain laws: The Bill amends some
provisions
of The Prohibition of Manual Scavengers Act, 2013, and The
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011. These rectify
typographical and
certain patent errors, like the year of
enactment respectively.
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