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List of Acts of the Parliament of India
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This is a chronological, but incomplete list of acts passed by the Imperial Legislative Council between 1861 and 1947, the Constituent Assembly of India between 1947 and 1949, the Provisional Parliament between 1949 and 1952, and the Parliament of India since 1952.[1]
1836–1850
Name of the act | Year | Act Number | Status |
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The Coasting Vessels Act, 1838 | 1838 | 19 of 1838 | Enforced |
The Public Accountants Default Act, 1850 | 1850 | 12 of 1850 | |
The Judicial Officers Protection Act, 1850 | 1850 | 18 of 1850 |
1851–1875
Name of the act | Year | Act Number | Status |
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The Indian Tolls Act, 1851 | 1851 | 8 of 1851 | Enforced |
The Legal Representatives Suits Act, 1855 | 1855 | 12 of 1855 | |
The Fatal Accidents Act, 1855 | 1855 | 13 of 1855 | |
The Usury Laws Repeal Act, 1855 | 1855 | 28 of 1855 | |
The Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856 | 1856 | 9 of 1856 | |
The Oriental Gas Company | 1857 | 5 of 1857 | |
The Joint-Stock Companies | 1857 | 19 of 1857 | |
The Societies Registration Act, 1860 | 1860 | 21 of 1860 | |
The Indian Penal Code | 1860 | 45 of 1860 | |
The Police Act, 1861 | 1861 | 5 of 1861 | |
The Stage-Carriages Act, 1861 | 1861 | 16 of 1861 | |
The Religious Endowments Act, 1863 | 1863 | 20 of 1863 | |
The Indian Tolls Act, 1864 | 1864 | 15 of 1864 | |
The Carriers Act, 1865 | 1865 | 3 of 1865 | |
The Public Gambling Act, 1867 | 1867 | 3 of 1867 | |
The Oriental Gas Company Act, 1867 | 1867 | 11 of 1867 | |
The Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 | 1867 | 25 of 1867 | |
The Divorce Act, 1869 | 1869 | 4 of 1869 | |
The Bombay Civil Courts Act, 1869 | 1869 | 14 of 1869 | |
The Court Fees Act, 1870 | 1870 | 7 of 1870 | |
The Cattle-Trespass Act, 1871 | 1871 | 1 of 1871 | |
The Pensions Act, 1871 | 1871 | 23 of 1871 | |
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 | 1872 | 1 of 1872 | |
The Indian Contract Act, 1872 | 1872 | 9 of 1872 | |
The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 | 1872 | 15 of 1872 | |
The Madras Civil Courts Act, 1873 | 1873 | 3 of 1873 | |
The Government Savings Banks Act, 1873 | 1873 | 5 of 1873 | |
The Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873 | 1873 | 8 of 1873 | |
The Married Womens Property Act, 1874 | 1874 | 3 of 1874 | |
The Majority Act, 1875 | 1875 | 9 of 1875 |
1876–1900
Name of the act | Year | Act Number | Status |
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The Bombay Revenue Jurisdiction Act, 1876 | 1876 | 10 of 1876 | Enforced |
The Indian Treasure-Trove Act, 1878 | 1878 | 6 of 1878 | |
The Northern India Ferries Act, 1878 | 1878 | 17 of 1878 | |
The Legal Practitioners Act, 1879 | 1879 | 18 of 1879 | |
The Religious Societies Act, 1880 | 1880 | 1 of 1880 | |
The Kazis Act, 1880 | 1880 | 12 of 1880 | |
The Municipal Taxation Act, 1881 | 1881 | 11 of 1881 | |
The Obstructions in Fairways Act, 1881 | 1881 | 16 of 1881 | |
The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 | 1881 | 26 of 1881 | |
The Indian Trusts Act, 1882 | 1882 | 2 of 1882 | |
The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 | 1882 | 4 of 1882 | |
The Indian Easements Act, 1882 | 1882 | 5 of 1882 | |
The Powers-of-Attorney Act, 1882 | 1882 | 7 of 1882 | |
The Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 | 1882 | 15 of 1882 | |
The Land Improvement Loans Act, 1883 | 1883 | 19 of 1883 | |
The Panjab District Boards Act, 1883 | 1883 | 20 of 1883 | |
The Explosives Act, 1884 | 1884 | 4 of 1884 | |
The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 | 1885 | 13 of 1885 | |
The Land Acquisition (Mines) Act, 1885 | 1885 | 18 of 1885 | |
The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886 | 1886 | 6 of 1886 | |
The Indian Tramways Act, 1886 | 1886 | 11 of 1886 | |
The Suits Valuation Act, 1887 | 1887 | 7 of 1887 | |
The Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 | 1887 | 9 of 1887 | |
The Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887 | 1887 | 12 of 1887 | |
The Indian Reserve Forces Act, 1888 | 1888 | 4 of 1888 | |
The Revenue Recovery Act, 1890 | 1890 | 1 of 1890 | |
The Charitable Endowments Act, 1890 | 1890 | 6 of 1890 | |
The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 | 1890 | 8 of 1890 | |
Easements (Extending Act V of 1882) | 1891 | 8 of 1891 | |
The Moorshedabad Act, 1891 | 1891 | 15 of 1891 | |
The Bankers Books Evidence Act, 1891 | 1891 | 18 of 1891 | |
The Government Managemnet of Private Estates Act, 1892 | 1892 | 10 of 1892 | |
The Madras City Civil Court Act, 1892 | 1892 | 7 of 1892 | |
The Partition Act, 1893 | 1893 | 4 of 1893 | |
The Prisons Act, 1894 | 1893 | 9 of 1894 | |
The General Clauses Act, 1897 | 1897 | 10 of 1897 | |
The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 | 1897 | 3 of 1897 | |
The Indian Post Office Act, 1898 | 1898 | 6 of 1898 | |
The Glanders and Farcy Act, 1899 | 1899 | 13 of 1899 | |
The Government Buildings Act, 1899 | 1899 | 4 of 1899 | |
The Church of Scotland Kirk Sessions Act, 1899 | 1899 | 23 of 1899 | |
The Indian Stamp Act, 1899 | 1899 | 2 of 1899 | |
The Prisoners Act, 1900 | 1900 | 3 of 1900 |
1901–1925
Name of the act | Year | Act Number | Status |
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The Indian Tolls (Army and Air Force) Act, 1901 | 1901 | 2 of 1901 | Enforced |
The Works of Defence Act, 1903 | 1903 | 7 of 1903 | |
The Victoria Memorial Act, 1903 | 1903 | 10 of 1903 | |
The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904 | 1904 | 7 of 1904 | |
The Indian Railway Board Act, 1905 | 1905 | 4 of 1905 | |
The Registration Act, 1908 | 1908 | 16 of 1908 | |
The Indian Ports Act, 1908 | 1908 | 15 of 1908 | |
The Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908 | 1908 | 14 of 1908 | |
The Code of Civil Procedure Act, 1908 | 1908 | 5 of 1908 | |
The Explosive Substances Act, 1908 | 1908 | 6 of 1908 | |
The Anand Marriage Act, 1909 | 1909 | 7 of 1909 | |
The Dourine Act, 1910 | 1910 | 5 of 1910 | |
The Indian Museum Act, 1910 | 1910 | 10 of 1910 | |
The Co-operative Societies Act, 1912 | 1912 | 2 of 1912 | |
The Official Trusteers Act, 1913 | 1913 | 2 of 1913 | |
The White Phosphorus Matches Prohibition Act, 1913 | 1913 | 5 of 1913 | |
The Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 | 1914 | 2 of 1914 | |
The Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Baronetcy Act, 1915 | 1915 | 10 of 1915 | |
The Banaras Hindu University Act, 1915 | 1915 | 16 of 1915 | |
The Hindu Disposition of Property Act, 1916 | 1916 | 15 of 1916 | |
The Inland Vessels Act, 1917 | 1917 | 1 of 1917 | Repealed |
The Destruction of Records Act, 1917 | 1917 | 5 of 1917 |