The Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 2015
Administered Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice / Legislative Department
Act details
| Short title | The Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Long title | An Act to repeal certain enactments and to amend certain other enactments |
| Act number | 19 of 2015 |
| Act year | 2015 |
| Enactment date | 14 May 2015 |
| 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| Status | Not repealed |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 |
Summary
Summary of the Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 2015
The Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 2015 was enacted to improve the statute book by repealing obsolete, spent, and unnecessary laws and making minor amendments to certain existing Acts. It is a housekeeping legislation intended to remove redundant enactments and correct drafting or clerical errors without making substantive changes to the law.
Key Objectives
• To repeal laws that had become obsolete, spent, or were no longer in force.
• To remove redundant and unnecessary legislation from the statute book.
• To make minor amendments, corrections, and textual changes to existing Acts for greater clarity and consistency.
• To simplify and streamline the body of Central legislation.
Legislative history
Legislative History:
The Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 2015
Short Title The Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 2015
Act Number / Year Act No. 19 of 2015
India Code Act ID 201519
Presidential Assent Date May 14, 2015
Enforcement Date May 14, 2015
Nodal Ministry Ministry of Law and Justice
Precedent & Statutory Rationale
1. Continued Elimination of Statutory Clutter:
o Following the execution of the initial repealing act earlier in 2015, this second omnibus measure targeted a larger tranche of dead-letter legislation. It primarily focused on clearing out standalone amendment acts whose core substantive provisions had already been successfully absorbed into parent acts, alongside other spent temporal enactments.
2. Simplifying the Legal Architecture:
o Grounded in broader administrative reform goals to modernize India's legal system, reduce regulatory ambiguities, and facilitate smoother legal compliance for courts, administrative bodies, and the public.
Parliamentary Trajectory & Enactment
• Formulation: Developed and piloted by the Legislative Department under the Ministry of Law and Justice.
• Parliamentary Passage: Introduced in the Lok Sabha as the Repealing and Amending (Second) Bill, 2014, on December 3, 2014, by Law Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda. The Bill was examined by a parliamentary Select Committee, and subsequently passed by the Lok Sabha on December 8, 2014, and the Rajya Sabha on May 5, 2015.
• Presidential Assent: Received formal Presidential Assent from President Pranab Mukherjee on May 14, 2015, entering the statute book as Act No. 19 of 2015.
• Enforcement: Enforced on May 14, 2015.
• Source: India Code Official Repository and Ministry of Law and Justice Official Records