The following is a comprehensive list of Acts passed by the British (or by Indians in the Imperial Legislative Council) between 1836 and 1947, and the Parliament of India after 1947.
Contents
- 1 1836–1850
- 2 1851–1875
- 3 1876–1900
- 4 1901–1925
- 5 1926–1950
- 6 1951–1975
- 7 1976–2000
- 8 2000 – present
- 9 References
- 10 External links
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1836–1850
Name of the Act
Year
Act No.
Bengal Indigo Contracts Act
1836
10
Bengal Districts Act
1836
21
Madras Public Property Malversation Act
1837
36
Bengal Bonded Warehouse Association Act
1838
5
Coasting Vessels Act
1838
19
Madras Rent and Revenue Sales Act
1839
7
Bengal Land Revenue Sales Act
1841
12
Revenue, Bombay
1842
13
Revenue Commissioners, Bombay
1842
17
Sales of Land for Revenue Arrears
1845
1
Boundary-marks, Bombay
1846
3
Boundaries
1847
1
Bengal Alluvion and Diluvion Act
1847
9
Bengal Land Holders’ Attendance Act
1848
20
Madras Revenue Commissioner Act
1849
10
Public Accountants’ Defaults Act
1850
12
Judicial Officers Protection Act
1850
18
Caste Disabilities Removal Act
1850
21
Calcutta Land-revenue Act
1850
23
Forfeited Deposits Act
1850
25
Improvements in Towns
1850
26
Public Servants (Inquiries) Act
1850
37
1851–1875
Name of the Act
Year
Act No.
Indian Tolls Act
1851
8
Madras City Land Revenue Act
1851
12
Sheriffs’ Fees Act
1852
8
Bombay Rent-free Estates Act
1852
11
Rent Recovery Act
1853
6
Shore Nuisances (Bombay and Kolaba) Act
1853
11
Bengal Bonded Warehouse Association Act
1854
5
Police, Agra
1854
16
Legal Representatives’ Suits Act
1855
12
Fatal Accidents Act
1855
13
Usury Laws Repeal Act
1855
28
Bengal Embankment Act
1855
32
Sonthal Parganas Act
1855
37
Indian Bills of Lading Act
1856
9
Calcutta Land-revenue Act
1856
18
Bengal Chaukidari Act
1856
20
Tobacco Duty (Town of Bombay) Act
1857
4
Oriental Gas Company
1857
5
Madras Uncovenated Officers’ Act
1857
7
Sonthal Parganas Act
1857
10
Howrah Offences Act
1857
21
Madras Compulsory Labour Act
1858
1
Bengal Ghatwali Lands Act
1859
5
Bengal Rent Act
1859
10
Bengal Land Revenue Sales Act
1859
11
Calcutta Pilots Act
1859
12
Madras District Police Act
1859
24
Societies Registration Act
1860
21
Indian Penal Code
1860
45
Police Act
1861
5
Stage-Carriages Act
1861
16
Government Seal Act
1862
3
Excise (Spirits) Act
1863
16
Partition of Revenue-paying Estates
1863
19
Religious Endowments Act
1863
20
Waste-Lands (Claims) Act
1863
23
Indian Tolls Act
1864
15
Carriers Act
1865
3
Converts’ Marriage Dissolution Act
1866
21
Oudh Sub-settlement Act
1866
26
Ganges Tolls
1867
1
Public Gambling Act
1867
3
Oriental Gas Company
1867
11
Sarais Act
1867
22
Press and Registration of Books Act
1867
25
Oudh Estates Act
1869
1
Indian Divorce Act
1869
4
Bombay Civil Courts Act
1869
14
Court-fees Act
1870
7
Oudh Taluqdars’ Relief Act
1870
24
Cattle-trespass Act
1871
1
Coroners Act
1871
4
Dehra Dun
1871
21
Pensions Act
1871
23
Indian Evidence Act
1872
1
Punjab Laws Act
1872
4
1872
9
Indian Christian Marriage Act
1872
15
Madras Civil Courts Act
1873
3
Government Savings Banks Act
1873
5
Northern India Canal and Drainage Act
1873
8
North-Eastern Provinces Village and Road Police Act
1873
16
Married Women’s Property Act
1874
3
Foreign Recruiting Act
1874
4
Laws Local Extent Act
1874
15
Majority Act
1875
9
Indian Law Reports Act
1875
18
Central Provinces Laws Act
1875
20
1876–1900
Name of the Act
Year
Act No.
Chota Nagpur Encumbered Estates Act
1876
6
Bombay Revenue Jurisdiction Act
1876
10
Bombay Municipal Debentures Act
1876
15
Oudh Laws Act
1876
18
Dramatic Performances Act
1876
19
Broach and Kaira Incumbered Estates Act
1878
6
Northern India Ferries Act
1878
17
Elephants’ Preservation Act
1879
6
Hackney-carriage Act
1879
14
Dekkhan Agriculturists Relief Act
1879
17
Legal Practitioners Act
1879
18
Raipur and Khattra Laws Act
1879
19
Religious Societies Act
1880
1
Kazis Act
1880
12
Municipal Taxation Act
1881
11
Fort William Act
1881
13
Obstructions in Fairways Act
1881
16
Central Provinces Land-revenue Act
1881
18
Negotiable Instruments
Indian Trusts Act
1882
2
Transfer of Property Act
1882
4
Indian Easements Act
1882
5
Powers-of-Attorney Act
1882
7
Presidency Small Cause Courts Act
1882
15
Madras Forest (Validation) Act
1882
21
Bikrama Singh’s Estates Act
1883
10
Land Improvement Loans Act
1883
19
Punjab District Boards Act
1883
20
Explosives Act
1884
4
Agriculturists’ Loans Act
1884
12
Bengal Tenancy Act
1885
8
Indian Telegraph Act
1885
13
Land Acquisition (Mines) Act
1885
18
Mirzapur Stone Mahal Act
1886
5
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act
1886
6
Indian Tramways Act
1886
11
Oudh Wasikas Act
1886
21
Suits Valuation Act
1887
7
Provincial Small Cause Courts Act
1887
9
Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act
1887
12
Punjab Tenancy Act
1887
16
Punjab Land Revenue Act
1887
17
King of Oudh’s Estate Act
1887
19
Police Act
1888
3
Indian Reserve Forces Act
1888
4
Indian Tolls Act
1888
8
City of Bombay Municipal (Supplementary) Act
1888
12
King of Oudh’s Estate Act
1888
14
Metal Tokens Act
1889
1
Revenue Recovery Act
1890
1
Charitable Endowments Act
1890
6
Guardians and Wards Act
1890
8
Excise (Malt Liquors) Act
1890
13
United Provinces Act
1890
20
Easements (Extending Act 5 of 1882)
1891
8
Murshidabad Act
1891
15
Colonial Courts of Admiralty (India) Act
1891
16
Bankers’ Books Evidence Act
1891
18
Marriages Validation Act
1892
2
Bengal Military Police Act
1892
5
Madras City Civil Court Act
1892
7
Government Management of Private Estates Act
1892
10
Porahat Estate Act
1893
2
Partition Act
1893
4
Sir Dinshaw Maneckjee Petit
1893
6
Land Acquisition Act
1894
1
Prisons Act
1894
9
Government Grants Act
1895
15
Epidemic Diseases Act
1897
3
Indian Fisheries Act
1897
4
Amending Act
1897
5
Reformatory Schools Act
1897
8
General Clauses Act
1897
10
Indian Short Titles Act
1897
14
Lepers Act
1898
3
Indian Post Office Act
1898
6
Live-stock Importation Act
1898
9
Central Provinces Tenancy Act
1898
11
Indian Stamp Act
1899
2
Government Buildings Act
1899
4
Glanders and Farcy Act
1899
13
Church of Scotland Kirk Sessions Act
1899
23
Central Provinces Court of Wards Act
1899
24
Prisoners Act
1900
3
1901–1925
Name of the Act
Year
Act No.
Indian Tolls (Army and Air Force) Act
1901
2
Amending Act
1901
11
Indian Tramways Act
1902
4
Amending Act
1903
1
Works of Defence Act
1903
7
Victoria Memorial Act
1903
10
Ancient Monuments Preservation Act
1904
7
Indian Railway Board Act
1905
4
Coinage Act
1906
3
Code of Civil Procedure
1908
5
Explosive Substances Act
1908
6
Central Provinces Financial Commissioner’s Act
1908
13
Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act
1908
14
Indian Ports Act
1908
15
Registration Act
1908
16
Presidency-towns Insolvency Act
1909
3
Anand Marriage Act
1909
7
Dourine Act
1910
5
Indian Museum Act
1910
10
Prevention of Seditious Meetings Act
1911
10
Co-operative Societies Act
1912
2
Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and Assam Laws Act
1912
7
Wild Birds and Animals Protection Act
1912
8
Delhi Laws Act
1912
13
Official Trustees Act
1913
2
White Phosphorus Matches Prohibition Act
1913
5
Mussalman Wakf Validating Act
1913
6
Destructive Insects and Pests Act
1914
2
Local Authorities Loans Act
1914
9
Delhi Laws Act
1915
7
Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Baronetcy Act
1915
10
Banaras Hindu University Act
1915
16
Indian Medical Degrees Act
1916
7
Hindu Disposition of Property Act
1916
15
Inland Vessels Act
1917
1
Destruction of Records Act
1917
5
King of Oudh’s Estate Validation Act
1917
12
Post Office Cash Certificates Act
1917
18
Cinematograph Act
1918
2
Usurious Loans Act
1918
10
Bronze Coin (Legal Tender) Act
1918
22
Local Authorities Pensions and Gratuities Act
1919
1
Poisons Act
1919
12
Calcutta High Court (Jurisdictional Limits) Act
1919
15
Provincial Insolvency Act
1920
5
Indian Securities Act
1920
10
Charitable and Religious Trusts Act
1920
14
Indian Red Cross Society Act
1920
15
Indian Rifles Act
1920
23
Identification of Prisoners Act
1920
33
Passport (Entry into India) Act
1920
34
Aligarh Muslim University Act
1920
40
Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act
1921
18
Delhi University Act
1922
8
Police (Incitement to Disaffection) Act
1922
22
Indian Boilers Act
1923
5
Cantonments (House Accommodation) Act
1923
6
Indian Naval Armament Act
1923
7
Workmen’s Compensation Act
1923
8
Official Secrets Act
1923
19
Legal Practitioners (Women) Act
1923
23
Mussalman Wakf Act
1923
42
Cantonments Act
1924
2
Bengal Criminal Law Amendment (Supplementary) Act
1925
0
Indian Soldiers (Litigation) Act
1925
4
Provident Funds Act
1925
19
Sikh Gurdwaras (Supplementary) Act
1925
24
Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act
1925
26
Madras, Bengal and Bombay Children (Supplementary) Act
1925
35
Indian Succession Act
1925
39
1926–1950
Name of the Act
Year
Act No.
Trade Unions Act
1926
16
Legal Practitioners (Fees) Act
1926
21
Indian Bar Councils Act
1926
38
Indian Forest Act
1927
16
Light House Act
1927
17
Hindu Inheritance (Removal of Disabilities) Act
1928
12
Child Marriage Restraint Act
1929
19
Transfer of Property (Amendment) Supplementary Act
1929
21
Sale of Goods Act
1930
3
Hindu Gains of Learning Act
1930
30
Mussalman Wakf Validating Act
1930
32
Provisional Collection of Taxes Act
1931
16
Sheriff of Calcutta (Power of Custody) Act
1931
20
Indian Partnership Act
1932
9
Public Suits Validation Act
1932
11
Criminal Law Amendment Act
1932
23
Bengal Suppression of Terrorist Outrages (Supplementary) Act
1932
24
Children (Pledging of Labour) Act
1933
2
Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act
1933
17
Murshidabad Estate Administration Act
1933
23
Reserve Bank of India Act
1934
2
Sugar-cane Act
1934
15
Aircraft Act
1934
22
Assam Criminal Law Amendment (Supplementary) Act
1934
27
Petroleum Act
1934
30
Jubbalpore and Chhattisgarh Divisions (Divorce Proceedings Validation) Act
1935
13
Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act
1936
3
Payment of Wages Act
1936
4
Decrees and Orders Validating Act
1936
5
Bangalore Marriages Validating Act
1936
16
Red Cross Society (Allocation of Property) Act
1936
18
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act
1937
1
Arya Marriage Validation Act
1937
19
Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act
1937
26
Insurance Act
1938
4
Manoeuvres, Field Firing and Artillery Practice Act
1938
5
Cutchi Memons Act
1938
10
Criminal Law Amendment Act
1938
20
Employers’ Liability Act
1938
24
Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act
1939
8
Registration of Foreigners Act
1939
16
Commercial Documents Evidence Act
1939
30
Drugs and Cosmetics Act
1940
23
Agricultural Produce Cess Act
1940
27
Berar Laws Act
1941
4
Assam Rifles Act
1941
5
Delhi Restriction of Uses of Land Act
1941
12
Railways (Local Authorities’ Taxation) Act
1941
25
Coffee Act
1942
7
Weekly Holidays Act
1942
18
Reciprocity Act
1943
9
War Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act
1943
23
Central Excise Act
1944
1
Public Debt Act
1944
18
International Monetary Fund and Bank Act
1945
0
Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act
1946
20
Mica Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act
1946
22
Delhi Special Police Establishment Act
1946
25
Foreigners Act
1946
31
Industrial Disputes Act
1947
14
Armed Forces (Emergency Duties) Act
1947
15
Trading with the Enemy (Continuance of Emergency Provisions) Act
1947
16
Rubber Act
1947
24
United Nations (Security Council) Act
1947
43
United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act
1947
46
Foreign Jurisdiction Act
1947
47
Indian Nursing Council Act
1947
48
Pharmacy Act
1948
8
Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act
1948
9
Minimum Wages Act
1948
11
Rehabilitation Finance Administration Act
1948
12
Damodar Valley Corporation Act
1948
14
Dentists Act
1948
16
Junagarh Administration (Property) Act
1948
26
National Cadet Corps Act
1948
31
Calcutta Port (Pilotage) Act
1948
33
Employees’ State Insurance Act
1948
34
Census Act
1948
37
Continuance of Legal Proceedings Act
1948
38
Indian Matrimonial Causes (War Marriages) Act
1948
40
Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) Act
1948
41
Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act
1948
46
Imperial Library (Change of Name) Act
1948
51
Bombay Public Security Measures (Delhi Amendment) Act
1948
52
Oil Fields (Regulation and Development) Act
1948
53
Territorial Army Act
1948
56
Exchange of Prisoners Act
1948
58
Resettlement of Displaced Persons (Land Acquisition) Act
1948
60
Central Silk Board Act
1948
61
Reserve Bank (Transfer of Public Ownership) Act
1948
62
Factories Act
1948
63
Delhi and Ajmer-Merwara Land Development Act
1948
66
Mangrol and Manavadar (Administration of Property) Act
1949
2
Scheduled Securities (Hyderabad) Act
1949
7
Seaward Artillery Practice Act
1949
8
Banking Regulation Act
1949
10
West Godavari District (Assimilation of Laws on Federal Subjects) Act
1949
20
Delhi Hotels (Control of Accommodation) Act
1949
24
Chartered Accountants Act
1949
38
Requisitioned Land (Apportionment of Compensation) Act
1949
51
Industrial Disputes (Banking and Insurance Companies) Act
1949
54
Merged States (Laws) Act
1949
59
Professions Tax Limitation (Amendment and Validation) Act
1949
61
Police Act
1949
64
Central Reserve Police Force Act
1949
66
High Courts (Seals) Act
1950
7
Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act
1950
10
Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act
1950
12
Special Criminal Courts (Jurisdiction) Act
1950
18
Drugs (Control) Act
1950
26
Transfer of Prisoners Act
1950
29
Union Territories (Laws) Act
1950
30
Opium and Revenue Laws (Extension of Application) Act
1950
33
Army and Air Force (Disposal of Private Property) Act
1950
40
Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records Act
1950
42
Representation of the People Act
1950
43
Air Force Act
1950
45
Army Act
1950
46
Contingency Fund of India Act
1950
49
Road Transport Corporations Act
1950
64
Cooch-Behar (Assimilation of Laws) Act
1950
67
Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act
1950
74
Khaddar (Protection of Name) Act
1950
78
1951–1975
Name of the Act
Year
Act No.
Part B States (Laws) Act
1951
3
Supreme Court Advocates (Practice in High Courts) Act
1951
18
Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act
1951
25
Visva-Bharati Act
1951
29
President’s Emoluments and Pension Act
1951
30
Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
1951
33
Scheduled Areas (Assimilation of Laws) Act
1951
37
Marking of Heavy Packages Act
1951
39
Rajghat Samadhi Act
1951
41
Representation of the People Act
1951
43
Assam (Alteration of Boundaries) Act
1951
47
Railway Companies (Emergency Provisions) Act
1951
51
Companies (Donations to National Funds) Act
1951
54
All-India Services Act
1951
61
State Financial Corporations Act
1951
63
Evacuee Interest (Separation) Act
1951
64
Industries (Development and Regulation) Act
1951
65
Part C States Miscellaneous Laws (Repealing) Act
1951
66
Plantations Labour Act
1951
69
Displaced Persons (Debts Adjustment) Act
1951
70
Part B States Marriages Validating Act
1952
1
Indian Independence Pakistan Courts (Pending Proceedings) Act
1952
9
Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act
1952
19
Inflammable Substances Act
1952
20
Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act
1952
30
Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act
1952
31
Mines Act
1952
35
Cinematograph Act
1952
37
Delhi and Ajmer Rent Control Act
1952
38
Notaries Act
1952
53
Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act
1952
58
Commissions of Inquiry Act
1952
60
Reserve and Auxiliary Air Forces Act
1952
62
State Armed Police Forces (Extension of Laws) Act
1952
63
Forward ContrActs (Regulation) Act]]
1952
74
Scheduled Areas (Assimilation of Laws) Act
1953
16
Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act
1953
20
Tea Act
1953
29
Andhra State Act
1953
30
Collection of Statistics Act
1953
32
Calcutta High Court (Extension of Jurisdiction) Act
1953
41
Coir Industry Act
1953
45
Salt Cess Act
1953
49
Reserve Bank of India (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
1953
54
Transfer of Evacuee Deposits Act
1954
15
Lushai Hills District (Change of Name) Act
1954
18
Absorbed Areas (Laws) Act
1954
20
Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act
1954
21
State Acquisition of Lands for Union Purposes (Validation) Act
1954
23
Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act
1954
27
High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act
1954
28
Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act
1954
30
Shillong (Rifle Range and Umlong) Cantonments Assimilation of Laws Act
1954
31
Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur (New State) Act
1954
32
Chandernagore (Merger) Act
1954
36
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act
1954
37
Taxation Laws (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act
1954
41
Special Marriage Act
1954
43
Essential Commodities Act
1955
10
Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act
1955
16
Commanders-in-Chief (Change in Designation) Act
1955
19
Protection of Civil Rights Act
1955
22
State Bank of India Act
1955
23
Hindu Marriage Act
1955
25
Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act
1955
32
Durgah Khawaja Saheb Act
1955
36
Spirituous Preparation (Inter-State Trade and Commerce) Control Act
1955
39
Prize Competitions Act
1955
42
Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act
1955
45
Manipur (Courts) Act
1955
56
Citizenship Act
1955
57
Companies Act
1956
1
University Grants Commission Act
1956
3
Bar Councils (Validation of State Laws) Act
1956
4
Sales Tax Laws Validation Act
1956
7
All-India Institute of Medical Sciences Act
1956
25
Hindu Succession Act
1956
30
Life Insurance Corporation Act
1956
31
Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act
1956
32
Inter-State River Water Disputes Act
1956
33
Industrial Disputes (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
1956
36
States Reorganisation Act
1956
37
Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act
1956
40
Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act
1956
42
Newspaper (Price and Page) Act
1956
45
National Highways Act
1956
48
River Boards Act
1956
49
Lok Sahayak Sena Act
1956
53
Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act
1956
55
Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act
1956
61
Jammu and Kashmir (Extension of Laws) Act
1956
62
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act
1956
63
Terminal Tax on Railway Passengers Act
1956
69
Central Sales Tax Act
1956
74
Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act
1956
78
State Bank of Hyderabad Act
1956
79
Manipur (Village Authorities in Hill Areas) Act
1956
80
Representation of the People (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
1956
88
Faridabad Development Corporation Act
1956
90
Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act
1956
93
Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act
1956
96
Indian Medical Council Act
1956
102
Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act
1956
104
Women’s and Children’s Institutions (Licensing) Act
1956
105
Copyright Act
1957
14
Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act
1957
20
Railway Protection Force Act
1957
23
Wealth-tax Act
1957
27
Legislative Councils Act
1957
37
Inter-State Corporation Act
1957
38
Naga Hills-Tuensang Area Act
1957
42
Public Employment (Requirement as to Residence) Act
1957
44
Cantonments (Extension of Rent Control Laws) Act
1957
46
Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act
1957
58
Delhi Development Act
1957
61
Navy Act
1957
62
Delhi Municipal Corporation Act
1957
66
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act
1957
67
Gift-tax Act
1958
18
Probation of Offenders Act
1958
20
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act
1958
24
Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act
1958
28
Working Journalists (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act
1958
29
Manipur and Tripura (Repeal of Laws) Act
1958
35
Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act
1958
41
International Finance Corporation (Status, Immunities and Privileges) Act
1958
42
Merchant Shipping Act
1958
44
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Constitution and Proceedings) Validation Act
1958
56
Orissa Weights and Measures (Delhi Repeal) Act
1958
57
Delhi Rent Control Act
1958
59
Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act
1959
10
Cost and Works Accountants Act
1959
23
Public Wakfs (Extension of Limitation) Act
1959
29
Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act
1959
31
State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act
1959
38
Travancore-Cochin Vehicles Taxation (Amendment and Validation) Act
1959
42
Government Savings Certificates Act
1959
46
Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (Transfer of Territories) Act
1959
47
Miscellaneous Personal Laws (Extension) Act
1959
48
Arms Act
1959
54
Andhra Pradesh and Madras Alteration of Boundaries Act
1959
56
Indian Statistical Institute Act
1959
57
Married Women’s Property (Extension) Act
1959
61
Geneva Conventions Act
1960
6
Orphanages and Other Charitable Homes (Supervision and Control) Act
1960
10
Bombay Reorganisation Act
1960
11
Hindu Marriages (Validation of Proceedings) Act
1960
19
Delhi Land Holdings (Ceiling) Act
1960
24
International Development Association (Status, Immunities and Privileges) Act
1960
32
Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act
1960
33
Central Excises (Conversion to Metric Units) Act
1960
38
Delhi Primary Education Act
1960
39
Customs Duties and Cesses (Conversion to Metric Units) Act
1960
40
Tripura Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act
1960
43
Mahendra Pratap Singh Estate (Repeal) Act
1960
48
British Statutes (Application to India) Repeal Act
1960
57
Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act
1960
59
Preference Shares (Regulation of Dividend) Act
1960
63
Acquired Territories (Merger) Act
1960
64
Criminal Law Amendment Act
1961
23
Advocates Act
1961
25
Salar Jung Museum Act
1961
26
Motor Transport Workers Act
1961
27
Dowry Prohibition Act
1961
28
Delhi (Urban Areas) Tenants’ Relief Act
1961
30
Union Territories (Stamp and Court-fees Laws) Act
1961
33
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Act
1961
35
Newspaper (Price and Page Continuance) Act
1961
36
Income-tax Act
1961
43
Voluntary Surrender of Salaries (Exemption from Taxation) Act
1961
46
Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act
1961
47
Assam Municipal (Manipur Amendment) Act
1961
49
Apprentices Act
1961
52
Maternity Benefit Act
1961
53
Sugar (Regulation of Producion) Act
1961
55
Institutes of Technology Act
1961
59
Goa, Daman and Diu (Administration) Act
1962
1
Hindi Sahitya Sammelan Act
1962
13
National Co-operative Development Corporation Act
1962
26
State of Nagaland Act
1962
27
Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act
1962
31
Atomic Energy Act
1962
33
Extradition Act
1962
34
Foreigners Law (Application and Amendment) Act
1962
42
Pondicherry (Administration) Act
1962
49
Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act
1962
50
Customs Act
1962
52
Manipur (Sales of Motor Spirit and Lubricants) Taxation Act
1962
55
State Associated Banks (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
1962
56
Delhi Motor Vehicles Taxation Act
1962
57
Warehousing Corporations Act
1962
58
Marine Insurance Act
1963
11
Official Languages Act
1963
19
Government of Union Territories Act
1963
20
Compulsory Deposit Scheme Act
1963
21
Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act
1963
22
Limitation Act
1963
36
Personal Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act
1963
37
Major Port Trusts Act
1963
38
Textiles Committee Act
1963
41
Administrators-General Act
1963
45
Specifice Relief Act
1963
47
Unit Trust of India Act
1963
52
Central Boards of Revenue Act
1963
54
Companies (Profits) Surtax Act
1964
7
Taxation Laws (Continuation and Validation of Recovery Proceedings) Act
1964
11
Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha Act
1964
14
Delhi Delegation of Powers Act
1964
23
Legal Tender (Inscribed Notes) Act
1964
28
Warehousing Corporations (Supplementary) Act
1965
20
Payment of Bonus Act
1965
21
Banking Laws (Application to Co-operative Societies) Act
1965
23
Goa, Daman and Diu (Extension of the Code of Civil Procedure and the Arbitration Act) Act
1965
30
Railways Employment of Members of the Armed Forces Act
1965
40
Taxation Laws (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
1965
41
Cardamom Act
1965
42
Union Territories (Direct Election to the House of the People) Act
1965
49
Goa, Daman and Diu (Absorbed Employees) Act
1965
50
Seamen’s Provident Fund Act
1966
4
Produce Cess Act
1966
15
Asian Development Bank Act
1966
18
Delhi High Court Act
1966
26
Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act
1966
29
Punjab Reorganisation Act
1966
31
Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act
1966
32
Police Forces (Restriction of Rights) Act
1966
33
Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Act
1966
51
Jawaharlal Nehru University Act
1966
53
Seeds Act
1966
54
Land Acquisition (Amendment and Validation) Act
1967
13
Passports Act
1967
15
Anti-Corruption Laws (Amendment) Act
1967
16
Standards of Weights and Measures (Extension to Kohima and Mokokchung Districts) Act
1967
25
Court-fees (Delhi Amendment) Act
1967
28
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
1967
37
Jammu and Kashmir Representation of the People (Supplementary) Act
1968
3
Public Provident Fund Act
1968
23
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act
1968
24
Central Laws (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act
1968
25
Pondicherry (Extension of Laws) Act
1968
26
Civil Defence Act
1968
27
Enemy Property Act
1968
34
Andhra Pradesh and Mysore (Transfer of Territory) Act
1968
36
Insecticides Act
1968
46
Border Security Force Act
1968
47
Delhi and Ajmer Rent Control (Nasirabad Cantonment Repeal) Act
1968
49
Central Industrial Security Force Act
1968
50
Judges (Inquiry) Act
1968
51
State Agricultural Credit Corporation Act
1968
60
Legislative Assembly of Nagaland (Change in Representation) Act
1968
61
President (Discharge of Functions) Act
1969
16
Registration of Births and Deaths Act
1969
18
Union Territories (Separation of Judicial and Executive Functions) Act
1969
19
Central Sales Tax (Amendment) Act
1969
28
Foreign Marriage Act
1969
33
Criminal and Election Laws Amendment Act
1969
35
Bihar Land Reforms Laws (Regulating Mines and Minerals) Validation Act
1969
42
Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library Act
1969
43
Oaths Act
1969
44
Punjab Legislative Council (Abolition) Act
1969
46
Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act
1969
54
Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act
1969
55
Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act
1970
5
Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act
1970
16
Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Act
1970
28
Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act
1970
37
Patents Act
1970
39
Indian Medicine Central Council Act
1970
48
Central Labour Laws (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act
1970
51
State of Himachal Pradesh Act
1970
53
Bengal Finance (Sales Tax) (Delhi Validation of Appointments and Proceedings) Act
1971
20
Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act
1971
34
Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act
1971
40
Small Coins (Offences) Act
1971
52
Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Amendment and Validation Act
1971
54
Comptroller and Auditor General’s (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act
1971
56
Naval and Aircraft Prize Act
1971
59
Jayanti Shipping Company (Acquisition of Shares) Act
1971
63
Coking Coal Mines (Emergency Provisions) Act
1971
64
Asian Refractories Limited (Acquisition of Undertakings) Act
1971
65
Uttar Pradesh Cantonments (Control of Rent and Eviction) Repeal Act
1971
68
Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act
1971
69
Contempt of Courts Act
1971
70
Delhi Road Transport Laws (Amendment) Act
1971
71
Manipur (Hill Areas District Council) Act
1971
76
North-Eastern Area (Reorganisation) Act
1971
81
Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act
1971
82
North-Eastern Council Act
1971
84
Marine Products Export Development Authority Act
1972
13
Departmental Inquiries (Enforcement of Attendance of Witnesses and Production of Documents) Act
1972
18
Architects Act
1972
20
Taxation Laws (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act
1972
25
National Service Act
1972
28
Delhi Lands (Restriction on Transfer) Act
1972
30
Delhi Co-operative Societies Act
1972
35
Coking Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act
1972
36
Payment of Gratuity Act
1972
39
Diplomatic Relations (Vienna Convention) Act
1972
43
Antiquities and Art Treasures Act
1972
52
Wild Life (Protection) Act
1972
53
General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act
1972
57
Indian Copper Corporation (Acquisition of Undertaking) Act
1972
58
Former Secretary of State Service Officers (Conditions of Service) Act
1972
59
Limestone and Dolomite Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act
1972
62
Carriage by Air Act
1972
69
Sick Textile Undertakings (Taking Over of Management) Act
1972
72
Richardson and Cruddas Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act
1972
78
Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act
1973
2
Coal Mines (Taking Over of Management) Act
1973
15
Capital of Punjab Development and Regulation (Chandigarh Amendment) Act
1973
17
Delhi School Education Act
1973
18
North-Eastern Hill University Act
1973
24
Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act
1973
26
Authoritative Texts (Central Laws) Act
1973
50
Alcock Ashdown Company Limited (Acquisition of Undertakings) Act
1973
56
Homoeopathy Central Council Act
1973
59
Konkan Passenger Ships (Acquisition) Act
1973
62
Delhi Urban Art Commission Act, 1973
1974
1
[[Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
1974
2
Esso (Acquisition of Undertakings in India) Act
1974
4
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act
1974
6
Economic Offences (Inapplicability of Limitation) Act
1974
12
Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Act
1974
28
Additional Emoluments (Compulsory Deposit) Act
1974
37
University of Hyderabad Act
1974
39
Interest-tax Act
1974
45
Oil Industry (Development) Act
1974
47
Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act
1974
52
East-Punjab Urban Rent Restriction (Extension to Chandigarh) Act
1974
54
Sick Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Act
1974
57
Tobacco Board Act
1975
4
All-India Services Regulations (Indemnity) Act
1975
19
Tokyo Convention Act
1975
20
Rampur Raza Library Act
1975
22
Tobacco Cess Act
1975
26
Delhi Sales Tax Act
1975
43
Cigarettes (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act
1975
49
Customs Tariff Act
1975
51
1976–2000
Name of the Act
Year
Act No.
Burmah Shell (Acquisition of Undertakings in India) Act
1976
2
Election Laws (Extension to Sikkim) Act
1976
10
Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act
1976
11
Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act
1976
13
Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act
1976
19
Regional Rural Banks Act
1976
21
Assam Sillimanite Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Refractory Plant) Act
1976
22
Equal Remuneration Act
1976
25
Parliamentary Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Repeal Act
1976
28
Levy Sugar Price Equalisation Fund Act
1976
31
Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act
1976
33
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act
1976
49
Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines and Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare Cess Act
1976
55
Beedi Workers Welfare Cess Act
1976
56
High Court at Patna (Establishment of a Permanent Bench at Ranchi) Act
1976
57
Departmentalisation of Union Accounts (Transfer of Personnel) Act
1976
59
Standards of Weights and Measures Act
1976
60
Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines and Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act
1976
61
Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act
1976
62
Betwa River Board Act
1976
63
Life Insurance Corporation (Modification of Settlement) Act
1976
72
National Library of India Act
1976
76
Disturbed Areas (Special Courts) Act
1976
77
Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and other Maritime Zones Act
1976
80
Delhi Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act
1976
87
Indian Iron and Steel Company (Acquisition of Shares) Act
1976
89
Delhi Sales Tax (Amendment and Validation) Act
1976
91
Braithwaite and Company (India) Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act
1976
96
Burn Company and Indian Standard Wagon Company (Nationalisation) Act
1976
97
Laxmirattan and Atherton West Cotton Mills (Taking Over of Management) Act
1976
98
Metal Corporation (Nationalisation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
1976
100
Untouchability (Offences) Amendment and Miscellaneous Provision Act
1976
106
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act
1976
108
Parliamentary Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Act
1977
15
Disputed Elections (Prime Minister and Speaker) Act
1977
16
Caltex (Acquisition of Shares of Caltex Oil Refining (India) Limited and of the Undertakings in India of Caltex (India) Limited) Act
1977
17
Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act
1977
33
Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital (Acquisition and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
1977
34
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act
1977
36
Smith, Stainstreet and Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act
1977
41
Gresham and Craven of India (Private) Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act
1977
42
High Denomination Bank Notes (Demonetisation) Act
1978
11
Hindustan Tractors Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act
1978
13
Interest Act
1978
14
Public Sector Iron and Steel Companies (Restructuring) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act
1978
16
Deposit Insurance Corporation (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
1978
21
Coast Guard Act
1978
30
Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act
1978
33
Delhi Police Act
1978
34
Press Council Act
1978
37
Additional Duties of Excise (Textiles and Textile Articles) Act
1978
40
Britannia Engineering Company Limited (Mokameh Unit) and the Arthur Butler and Company (Muzaffarpore) Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act
1978
41
Bolani Ores Limited (Acquisition of Shares) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act
1978
42
Prize Chits and Money Circulation Scheme (Banning) Act
1978
43
Sugar Undertakings (Taking Over of Management) Act
1978
49
Coconut Development Board Act
1979
5
Punjab Excise (Delhi Amendment) Act
1979
12
Union Duties of Excise (Distribution) Act
1979
24
Kosangas Company (Acquisition of Undertakings) Act
1979
28
Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act
1979
30
Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act
1979
31
Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act
1980
7
Delhi High Court (Amendment) Act
1980
37
Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act
1980
40
Essential Services Maintenance (Assam) Act
1980
41
National Company (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act
1980
42
Brahmaputra Board Act
1980
46
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Act
1980
52
Hotel-Receipts Tax Act
1980
54
Company Secretaries Act
1980
56
Bengal Chemical and Pharmaceutical Works Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act
1980
58
Jute Companies (Nationalisation) Act
1980
62
Maruti Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act
1980
64
National Security Act
1980
65
Bird and Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings and Other Properties) Act
1980
67
Forest (Conservation) Act
1980
69
Hind Cycles Limited and Sen-Raleigh Limited (Nationalisation) Act
1980
70
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act
1981
14
High Court and Bombay (Extension of Jurisdiction to Goa, Daman and Diu) Act
1981
26
Export-Import Bank of India Act
1981
28
British India Corporation Limited (Acquisition of Shares) Act
1981
29
Cine-Workers Welfare Cess Act
1981
30
Dalmia Dadri Cement Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act
1981
31
Cine-Workers Welfare Fund Act
1981
33
Burmah Oil Company (Acquisition of Shares of Oil India Limited and of the Undertakings in India of Assam Oil Company Limited and the Burmah Oil Company (India Trading) Limited) Act
1981
41
Maritime Zones of India (Regulation of Fishing by Foreign Vessels) Act
1981
42
Anti-Apartheid (United Nations Convention) Act
1981
48
Cine-Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act
1981
50
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act
1981
61
African Development Fund Act
1982
1
Sugar Cess Act
1982
3
Sugar Development Fund Act
1982
4
Chaparmukh Silghat Railway Line and the Katakhal Lalabazar Railway Line (Nationalisation) Act
1982
36
Chit Funds Act
1982
40
Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Act
1982
43
National Waterway (Allahabad-Haldia Stretch of the Ganga-Bhagirathi, Hooghly River) Act
1982
49
Amritsar Oil Works (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act
1982
50
State Bank of Sikkim (Acquisition of Shares) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act
1982
62
Anti-Hijacking Act
1982
65
Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation Act
1982
66
Andhra Scientific Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act
1982
71
African Development Bank Act
1983
13
Jute Manufacturers Development Council Act
1983
27
Jute Manufactures Cess Act
1983
28
National Oil Seeds and Vegetable Oils Development Board Act
1983
29
Emigration Act
1983
31
Punjab Disturbed Areas Act
1983
32
Chandigarh Disturbed Areas Act
1983
33
Armed Forces (Punjab and Chandigarh) Special Powers Act
1983
34
Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act
1983
35
Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act
1983
39
Textile Undertakings (Taking Over of Management) Act
1983
40
Transformer and Switchgear Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act
1983
41
Public Financial Institutions (Obligation as to Fidelity and Secrecy) Act
1983
48
Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act
1984
3
Asiatic Society Act
1984
5
Ganesh Flour Mills Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act
1984
16
Inchek Tyres Limited and National Rubber Manufacturers Limited (Nationalisation) Act
1984
17
Mogul Line Limited (Acquisition of Shares) Act
1984
33
Punjab State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act
1984
36
Aluminium Corporation of India Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Aluminium Undertaking) Act
1984
43
Indian Veterinary Council Act
1984
52
Hooghly Docking and Engineering Company Limited (Acquisition of Undertakings and Transfer) Act
1984
55
Bengal Immunity Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act
1984
57
Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Courts) Act
1984
61
Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India Act
1984
62
Family Courts Act
1984
66
National Capital Region Planning Board Act
1985
2
General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Act
1985
3
Calcutta Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenance) Temporary Provisions Act
1985
10
Administrative Tribunals Act
1985
13
Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster (Processing of Claims) Act
1985
21
Handlooms (Reservation of Articles for Production) Act
1985
22
Tea Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Sick Tea Units) Act
1985
37
Indira Gandhi National Open University Act
1985
50
Pondicherry University Act
1985
53
Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act
1985
54
Intelligence Organisations (Restriction on Rights) Act
1985
58
Judges (Protection) Act
1985
59
Railway Protection Force (Amendment) Act
1985
60
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act
1985
61
Central Excises and Salt (Amendment) Act
1985
79
Customs (Amendment) Act
1985
80
Banking Laws (Amendment) Act
1985
81
Inland Waterways Authority of India Act
1985
82
Futwah-Islampur Light Railway Line (Nationalisation) Act
1985
83
Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985
1986
1
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985
1986
2
Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985
1986
5
Spices Board Act
1986
10
Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Act
1986
19
Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act
1986
25
Coal Mines Labour Welfare Fund (Repeal) Act
1986
27
Environment (Protection) Act
1986
29
Swadeshi Cotton Mills Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act
1986
30
Research and Development Cess Act
1986
32
Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act
1986
33
State of Mizoram Act
1986
34
Taxation Laws (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
1986
46
National Security Guard Act
1986
47
Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act
1986
54
Delhi Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Act
1986
56
Delhi Apartment Ownership Act
1986
58
Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act
1986
60
Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act
1986
61
Bureau of Indian Standards Act
1986
63
Shipping Development Fund Committee (Abolition) Act
1986
66
Consumer Protection Act
1986
68
State of Arunachal Pradesh Act
1986
69
Cotton Copra and Vegetable Oils Cess (Abolition) Act
1987
4
Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act
1987
10
Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act
1987
13
Mental Health Act
1987
14
Goa, Daman and Diu Mining Concessions (Abolition and Declaration as Mining Leases) Act
1987
16
Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act
1987
18
Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act
1987
22
Expenditure-tax Act
1987
35
Brentford Electric (India) Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act
1987
36
National Dairy Development Board Act
1987
37
Legal Services Authorities Act
1987
39
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Act
1987
47
All India Council for Technical Education Act
1987
52
National Housing Bank Act
1987
53
Railway Claims Tribunal Act
1987
54
Chandigarh (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1987
1988
2
Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987
1988
3
Tamil Nadu Agricultural Service Co-operative Societies (Appointment of Special Officers) Amendment Act
1988
22
Companies (Amendment) Act
1988
31
Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act
1988
33
Special Protection Group Act
1988
34
National Waterway (Sadiya-Dhubri Stretch of the Brahmaputra River) Act
1988
40
Religious Institutions (Prevention of Misuse) Act
1988
41
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (Determination of Conditions of Service of Employees) Act
1988
44
Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act
1988
45
Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act
1988
46
Prevention of Corruption Act
1988
49
Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by certain Establishments) Act
1988
51
Auroville Foundation Act
1988
54
Jamia Millia Islamia Act
1988
58
Motor Vehicles Act
1988
59
National Highways Authority of India Act
1988
68
Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act
1989
3
Representation of the People (Amendment) Act
1989
21
Assam University Act
1989
23
Railways Act
1989
24
Employees’ State Insurance (Amendment) Act
1989
29
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
1989
33
Nagaland University Act
1989
35
Small Industries Development Bank of India Act
1989
39
National Commission for Women Act
1990
20
Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act
1990
21
Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act
1990
25
Public Liability Insurance Act
1991
6
Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act
1991
11
Remittances of Foreign Exchange and Investment in Foreign Exchange Bonds (Immunities and Exemptions) Act
1991
41
Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act
1991
42
Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act
1991
44
Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991
1992
1
Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment and Validation) Act
1992
12
Securities and Exchange Board of India Act
1992
15
Cess and Other Taxes on Minerals (Validation) Act
1992
16
National Commission for Minorities Act
1992
19
Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act
1992
22
National Waterway (Kollam-Kottapuram Stretch of West Coast Canal and Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals) Act
1992
25
Special Court (Trial of Offences Relating to Transactions in Securities) Act
1992
27
Rehabilitation Council of India Act
1992
34
Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act
1992
35
Central Agricultural University Act
1992
40
Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act
1992
41
Industrial Finance Corporation (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act
1993
23
National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, the National Hydro-Electric Power Corporation Limited and the North-Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Power Transmission Systems) Act
1993
24
Gold Bonds (Immunities and Exemptions) Act
1993
25
National Commission for Backward Classes Act
1993
27
Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act
1993
28
Interest on Delayed Payments to Small Scale and Ancillary Industrial Undertakings Act
1993
32
Acquisition of Certain Area at Ayodhya Act
1993
33
SAARC Convention (Suppression of Terrorism) Act
1993
36
Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Amendment Act
1993
41
Central Laws (Extension to Arunachal Pradesh) Act
1993
44
Tezpur University Act
1993
45
Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act
1993
46
Betwa River Board (Amendment) Act
1993
49
Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act
1993
51
National Commission for Safai Karamcharis Act
1993
64
Oil and Natural Gas Commission (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act
1993
65
Public Records Act
1993
69
National Council for Teacher Education Act
1993
73
Kalakshetra Foundation Act, 1993
1994
6
Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
1994
10
Air Corporations (Transfer of Undertakings and Repeal) Act
1994
13
Manipur Panchayati Raj Act
1994
26
Punjab Gram Panchayat, Samities and Zilla Parishad (Chandigarh Repeal) Act
1994
27
Transplantation of Human Organs Act
1994
42
Manipur Municipalities Act
1994
43
New Delhi Municipal Council Act
1994
44
Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Act
1994
45
Airports Authority of India Act
1994
55
Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Power Transmission System) Act
1994
56
Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act
1994
57
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Act
1994
58
Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act
1995
7
National Environment Tribunal Act
1995
27
Delhi Rent Act
1995
33
Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Act
1995
39
Wakf Act
1995
43
Technology Development Board Act
1995
44
Persons With Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995
1996
1
Depositories Act
1996
22
Arbitration and Conciliation Act
1996
26
Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act
1996
27
Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act
1996
28
Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act
1996
40
Maulana Azad National Urdu University Act, 1996
1997
2
Mahatama Gandhi Antarashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Act, 1996
1997
3
Industrial Reconstruction Bank (Transfer of Undertakings and Repeal) Act
1997
7
Lalitkala Akademi (Taking Over of Management) Act
1997
17
National Environment Appellate Authority Act
1997
22
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act
1997
24
Vice-President’s Pension Act
1997
30
Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (Inapplicability to Major Ports) Act
1997
31
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Act
1998
13
Lotteries (Regulation) Act
1998
17
Leaders of Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Act, 1998
1999
5
Delhi Development Authority (Validation of Disciplinary Powers) Act, 1998
1999
6
Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act
1999
15
Central Industrial Security Force (Amendment and Validation) Act
1999
40
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act
1999
41
Foreign Exchange Management Act
1999
42
National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act
1999
44
Trade Marks Act
1999
47
Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act
1999
48
Mizoram University Act
2000
8
Designs Act
2000
16
Direct-Tax Laws (Miscellaneous) Repeal Act
2000
20
Information Technology Act
2000
21
Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act
2000
28
Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act
2000
29
Bihar Reorganisation Act
2000
30
Chemical Weapons Convention Act
2000
34
Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act
2000
37
Coal India (Regulation of Transfer and Validation) Act
2000
45
Immigration (Carriers’ Liability) Act
2000
52
Central Road Fund Act
2000
54
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act
2000
56
2000 – present
Name of the Act
Year
Act No.
Indian Council of World Affairs Act
2001
29
Advocates’ Welfare Fund Act
2001
45
Energy Conservation Act
2001
52
Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmer’s Right Act
2001
53
Delimitation Act
2002
33
Haj Committee Act
2002
35
Foreign Aircraft (Exemption from Taxes and Duties on Fuel and Lubricants) Act
2002
36
Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act
2002
39
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act
2002
54
Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act
2002
58
Delhi Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenance) Act
2002
60
Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Maritime Navigation and Fixed Platforms on Continental Shelf Act
2002
69
Competition Act, 2002
2003
12
Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002
2003
13
Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
2003
15
Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002
2003
17
Biological Diversity Act, 2002
2003
18
Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act
2003
34
Electricity Act
2003
36
Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act
2003
39
Central Vigilance Commission Act
2003
45
Repatriation of Prisoners Act
2003
49
Industrial Development Bank (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act
2003
53
Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Repeal Act, 2003
2004
01
Customs and Central Excise Laws (Repeal) Act
2004
25
Prevention of Terrorism (Repeal) Act
2004
26
National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Act, 2004
2005
02
Parel Investments and Trading Private Limited and Domestic Gas Private Limited (Taking over of Management) Repeal Act
2005
14
The Weapons of Mass Destruction and Their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
2005
21
Right to Information Act
2005
22
Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act
2005
24
University of Allahabad Act
2005
26
Bihar Value Added Tax Act
2005
27
Special Economic Zones Act
2005
28
Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act
2005
29
Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act
2005
30
National Rular Employment Guarantee Act
2005
42
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act
2005
43
National Tax Tribunal Act
2005
49
State Emblems of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act
2005
50
Disaster Management Act
2005
53
Manipur University Act
2005
54
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Act,2005
2006
01
Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act,2005
2006
04
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act
2006
19
Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act,2006
2006
22
Cess Laws (Repealing and Amending) Act,2006
2006 24
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act,2006
2006
27
National Institute of Fashion Technology Act,2006
2006
28
Union Duties of Excise (Electricity) Distribution Repeal Act,2006
2006
30
References
- ^ THE FOOD CORPORATIONS ACT, 1964
External links
- Indian Law Ministry - Chronologically listed Indian Acts
- Indian Constitutional Documents
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