The Repealing and Amending Act (Second) Act, 2017
Administered Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice / Legislative Department
Act details
| Short title | The Repealing and Amending Act (Second) Act, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Long title | An Act to repeal certain enactments and to amend certain other enactments |
| Act number | 4 of 2018 |
| Act year | 2018 |
| Enactment date | 5 Jan 2018 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Law and Justice / Legislative Department |
| Department | Legislative Department |
| Jurisdiction | Central (Parliament of India) |
| Sections | 4 |
| Schedules | 2 |
| Status | Not repealed |
| Last checked on India Code | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Source | India Code, Government of India |
Legislative history
Legislative History:
The Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 2017
Short Title The Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 2017
Act Number / Year Act No. 4 of 2018
Act ID (India Code) 201804
Presidential Assent / Enactment Date January 5, 2018
Enforcement Date January 5, 2018
Nodal Ministry Ministry of Law and Justice
Precedent & Statutory Rationale
1. Continuous Legislative Housekeeping and Statute Rationalization:
o In addition to periodic primary repealing exercises, ongoing review of voluminous central statutes frequently reveals further obsolete, spent, or defunct laws that require systematic removal to maintain legal clarity.
o This second installment of the 2017 repealing series was undertaken by the Ministry of Law and Justice to ensure that India's active legal repository remains streamlined, concise, and free from dead-wood provisions.
2. Removal of Dead-Wood Laws and Minor Corrections:
o The Act was formulated to repeal certain enactments that had lost legal relevance or utility over time and to correct minor typographical, drafting, or formal cross-referencing errors in other ongoing legislative enactments without altering their substantive legal scope.
Parliamentary Trajectory & Enactment
• Formulation: Prepared and scrutinized by the Legislative Department under the Ministry of Law and Justice as part of a sustained drive to purge redundant laws from the national statute books.
• Parliamentary Passage: Presented as a specialized housekeeping bill, reviewed, and passed by both houses of the Parliament of India, receiving presidential assent on January 5, 2018.
• Enforcement: Enforced on January 5, 2018.
• Source: India Code and Ministry of Law and Justice Official Records