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Indian Bare Acts

A comprehensive collection of 1065+ Indian Bare Acts — organized by legal category for quick reference. Browse Criminal Law, Civil Procedure, Taxation, Labour, Defence, Family Law, and more.

Criminal Law

37 acts

Anti-Hijacking Act, 1982Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016Arms Act, 1959Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1980Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018Criminal Law Amendment (Amending) Act, 1966Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022Delhi Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Act, 1986Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961Economic Offences (Inapplicability of Limitation) Act, 1974Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908Indian Penal Code, 1860Manoeuvres Field Firing and Artillery Practice Act, 1938Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988Prevention of Terrorism (Repeal) Act, 2004Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012Public Gambling Act, 1867Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966SAARC Convention (Suppression of Terrorism) Act, 1993Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013Special Court (Trial of Offences relating to Transactions in Securities) Act, 1992Special Criminal Courts (Jurisdiction) Act, 1950Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation Act, 1982Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Maritime Navigation and Fixed Platforms on Continental Shelf Act, 2002Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Act, 1970Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1950Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1984Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005

Taxation & Finance

54 acts

Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, 2011Additional Duties of Excise (Textiles and Textile Articles) Act, 1978Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Cess Act, 1985Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904Army and Air Force (Disposal of Private Property) Act, 1950Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster (Processing of Claims) Act, 1985Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1996Business Profits Act, 1947Central Board of Direct Taxes (Validation of Proceedings) Act, 1971Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers Cadre) Act, 2019Central Excise Act, 1944Central Excises and Salt and Additional Duties of Excise (Amendement) Act, 1980Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018Central Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 2017Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017Central Sales Tax (Amendment) Act, 1972Central Sales Tax Act, 1956Cess and Other Taxes on Minerals (Validation) Act, 1992Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Act, 1974Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974Customs and Central Excise Laws (Repeal) Act, 2004Customs Tariff (Amendment) Act, 1982Delhi Sales Tax Act, 1975Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020Energy Conservation Act, 2001Finance Act, 2009Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980Goa, Daman and Diu Mining Concessions (Abolition and Declaration as Mining Leases) Act, 1987Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Amendment Act, 2018Government Management of Private Estates Act, 1892Gresham and Craven of India Private Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1977Handlooms (Reservation of Articles for Production) Act, 1985Hindu Succession Act, 1956Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-Private Partnership) Act, 2017Indian Succession Act, 1925Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 2017Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act, 1955Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005Research and Development Cess Act, 1986Sales Tax Laws Validation Act, 1956Salt Cess Act, 1953Service Tax, 1994Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Act, 2017Sugar Cess (Amendment) Act, 2015Union Duties of Excise (Distribution) Act, 1979Union Territory Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977

Banking & Financial Services

52 acts

African Development Bank Act, 1983Asian Development Bank Act, 1966Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980Banking Companies (Legal Practitioners Clients Account) Act, 1949Banking Companies (Second Amendment) Act, 1960Banking Regulation Act, 1949Banking Service Commission (Repeal) Act, 1978Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019Bombay Public Security Measures (Delhi Amendment) Act, 1948Border Security Force Act, 1968Central Industrial Security Force (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1999Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1968Chit Funds Act, 1982Code on Social Security Act, 2020Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961Depositories Act, 1996Export-Import Bank of India Act, 1981Government Savings Banks Act, 1873Government Securities Act 2006High Denomination Bank Notes (Demonetisation) Act, 1978Industrial Development Bank (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 2003Industrial Disputes (Banking and Insurance Companies) Act, 1949Industrial Disputes (Banking and Insurance Companies) Decision Act, 1955Industrial Reconstruction Bank (Transfer of Undertakings and Repeal) Act, 1997Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2017Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Act, 2016International Monetary Fund and Bank Act, 1945National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Act, 2017National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act, 1981National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Act, 2021National Food Security Act, 2013National Housing Bank Act, 1987National Security Act, 1980National Security Guard Act, 1986Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976Reserve Bank (Transfer to Public Ownership) Act, I948Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934SEBI (Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002Small Industries Development Bank of India Act, 1989State Bank of India Act, 1955State Bank of Sikkim (Acquisition of Shares) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1982State-Associated Banks (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1962Transfer of Evacuee Deposits Act, 1954United Nations (Security Council) Act, 1947Unorganised Workers Social Security Act, 2008Voluntary Deposits (Immunities and Exemptions) Act, 1991

Corporate & Commercial

38 acts

Andhra Scientific Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1982Bird and Company Ltd. (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings and other Properties) Act, 1980Britannia Engineering Company Ltd. (Mokameh Unit) and the Arthur Butler and Company (Muzaffarpore) Ltd. (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1978Chartered Accountants Act, 1949Companies (Amendment) Act, 2000Companies (Donations to National Funds) Act, 1951Companies (Profits) Surtax Act, 1964Companies Act, 1956Companies Act, 2013Company Law Board Regulations, 1991Company Secretaries Act, 1980Competition Act, 2002Copyright Act, 1957Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959Designs Act, 1911Designs Act, 2000Footwear Design and Development Institute Act, 2017Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999Hooghly Docking and Engineering Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1984Indian Partnership Act, 1932Joint-Stock Companies Act, 1857Jute Companies (Nationalisation) Act, 1980Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008National Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980National Institute of Design Act, 2014Oriental Gas Company Act, 1857Oriental Gas Company Act, 1867Patents Act, 1970Prize Competitions Act, 1955Public Sector Iron and Steel Companies (Restructuring) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1978Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design Act, 2000Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Repeal Act, 2003Smith, Stanistreet and Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1977Swadeshi Cotton Mills Company Ltd. (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1986Trade Marks Act, 1999

Labour & Employment

49 acts

Apprentices (Amendment) Act, 2014Apprentices Act, 1961Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Amendment Act, 1993Bonded Labor System (Abolition) Act, 1976Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933Cine Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers Regulation of Employment) Act, 1981%20Act,%201981)Cine Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1981Coal Mines Labour Welfare Fund (Repeal) Act, 1986Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1948Code on Wages, 2019Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (Inapplicability to Major Ports) Act, 1997Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Amendment Act, 1980Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of DRY Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993Equal Remuneration Act, 1976Industrial Disputes Act, 1947Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979Labour Laws (Simplification of Procedure for Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Act, 1988Limestone and Dolomite Mines Labour welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 1982Limestone and Dolomite Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1972Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017Maternity Benefit Act, 1961Minimum Wages Act, 1948Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961National Rural Employment Guarantee (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 2007Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act, 2017Payment of Wages Act, 1936Plantations Labour Act, 1951Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013Provident Funds Act, 1925Public Employment (Requirement as to Residence) Act, 1957Public Provident Fund Act, 1968Railways (Employment of Members of the Armed Forces) Act, 1965Seamens Provident Fund Act, 1966Trade Union Act, 1926Working Journalists (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act, 1958Workmens Compensation Act, 1923

Education & Research

57 acts

Aligarh Muslim University (Amendment) Act, 1972Aligarh Muslim University Act, 1920All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987Anusandhan National Research Foundation Act, 2023Assam University Act, 1989Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Act, 1994Banaras Hindu University Act, 1915Central Agricultural University Act, 1992Central Sanskrit Universities Act, 2020Delhi Primary Education Act, 1960Delhi School Education Act, 1973Delhi University Act, 1922Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University Act, 2016English and Foreign Languages University Act, 2006Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy Act, 2017Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2017Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act, 2014Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017Indian Maritime University Act, 2008Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Act, 2007Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry Act, 2008Jawaharlal Nehru University Act, 1966Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital (Acquisition) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1977Manipur University Act, 2005Maulana Azad National Urdu University Act, 1996Mizoram University Act, 2000Nagaland University Act, 1989Nalanda University Act, 2010National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Act, 2004National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Act, 2019National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993National Forensic Sciences University Act, 2020National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Act, 1998National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2017National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007National Sports University Act, 2018North Eastern Hill University Act, 1973Pondicherry University Act, 1985Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh Act, 1966Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Act, 2013Rajiv Gandhi University Act, 2006Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Act, 2014Rashtriya Raksha University Act, 2020Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Act, 2019Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009School of Planning and Architecture Act, 2014Sikkim University Act, 2006South Asian University Act, 2008Tezpur University Act, 1993Tribhuvan Sahkari University Act, 2025Tripura University Act, 2006University Grants Commission Act, 1956University of Allahabad Act, 2005University of Hyderabad Act, 1974Visva Bharati Act, 1951

Land & Property

51 acts

Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records Act, 1950Benami Transactions Act (Prohibition), 1988Birth, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886Calcutta Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenance) Temporary Provisions Act, 1985Cantonments (Extension of Rent Control Laws) Act, 1957Cantonments (House Accommodation) Act, 1923Cantonments Act, 1924Cantonments Act, 2006Delhi (Urban Areas) Tenants Relief Act, 1961Delhi and Ajmer Merwara Land Development Act, 1948Delhi and Ajmer Rent Control Act, 1952Delhi Apartment Ownership Act, 1986Delhi Land Holdings (Ceiling) Act, 1960Delhi Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1966Delhi Lands (Restrictions on Transfer) Act, 1972Delhi Municipal Corporation (Validation of Electricity Tax) Act and Other Laws (Repeal) Act, 2002Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1957Delhi Rent Act, 1995Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958Delhi Tenants (Temporary Protection) Act, 1956Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1968Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956Land Acquisition (Mines) Act, 1885Land Acquisition Act, 1894Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960Manipur Panchayati Raj Act, 1994Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Act, 1994Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Amendment Act, 2017Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016Registration Act, 1908Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952Resettlement of Displaced Persons (Land Acquisition) Act, 1948Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013Shillong (Rifile Range and Umlong) Cantonments Assimilation of Laws Act, 1954Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956Societies Registration Act, 1860Transfer of Property Act, 1882Tripura Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007Warehousing Corporations (Supplementary) Act, 1965Warehousing Corporations Act, 1962

Constitutional & Administrative

54 acts

Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Act, 1986Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003Chaparmukh-Silghat Railway Line and the Katakhal-Lalabazar Railway Line (Nationalisation) Act, 1982Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Conditions of Service) Act, 1991Citizenship Act, 1955Coal Mines Nationalisation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1986Coking Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1972Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987Constitution of India, 1949Departmentalisation of Union Accounts (Transfer of Personnel) Act, 1976Displaced Persons (Compensation and Rehabilitation) Amendment Act, 1960Disputed Elections (Prime Minister and Speaker) Act, 1977Election Laws (Extension to Sikkim) Act, 1976Employees Compensation Act, 1923General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Constitution and Proceedings) Validation Act, 1958Hind Cycles Ltd. and Sen-Raleigh Ltd. (Nationalisation) Act, 1980Inchek Tyres Limited and National Rubber Manufacturers Limited (Nationalisation) Act, 1984Intelligence Organisations (Restriction of Rights) Act, 1985Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act, 2023Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019Leaders and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups In Parliament (Facilities) Act, 1998Levy Sugar Price Equalisation Fund Act, 1976Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2016Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000Metal Corporation (Nationalisation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1976National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2007National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2009National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2011National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second Act, 2009North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959Parliamentary Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Act, 1977Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952Right to Information Act, 2005Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954Sick Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Act, 1974States Reorganisation Act, 1956Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Act, 1995Union Territories (Direct Election to the House of the People) Act, 1965Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000War Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, 1943

State Reorganisation

42 acts

Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959Andhra Pradesh and Mysore (Transfer of Territory) Act, 1968Andhra Pradesh Reorganization (Amendment) Act, 2014Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014Assam (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1951Assam Municipal (Manipur Amendment) Act, 1961Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1968Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulation) (Chandigarh Amendment) Act, 1973Central Laws (Extension to Arunachal Pradesh) Act, 1993Central Laws (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 1968Chandernagore (Merger) Act, 1954Chandigarh (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1987Chandigarh Disturbed Areas Act, 1983Dadra and Nagar Haveli Act, 1961Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act, 2019Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 1973East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction (Chandigarh Amendment) Act, 1982East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act (Extension to Chandigarh) Act, 1974Goa, Daman and Diu (Administration) Act, 1962Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, 1970Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1979High Court at Bombay (Extension of Jurisdiction to Goa, Daman and Diu) Act, 1981Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur (New State) Act, 1954Jammu and Kashmir (Extension of Laws) Act, 1956Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020Jammu and Kashmir Representation of the People (Supplementary) Act, 1968Legislative Assembly of Nagaland (Change in Representation) Act, 1968Manipur (Courts) Act, 1955Manipur (Hill Areas) District Councils Act, 1971Manipur (Sales of Motor Spirit and Lubricants) Taxation Act, 1962Manipur (Village Authorities in Hill Areas) Act, 1956Manipur Municipalities Act, 1994Pondicherry (Administration) Act, 1962Pondicherry (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006Pondicherry (Extension of Laws) Act, 1968Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1959State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970State of Nagaland Act, 1962Taxation Laws (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 1972

Transport

49 acts

Air Corporations (Amendment) Act, 1962Air Corporations (Transfer of Undertakings and Repeal) Act, 1994Airports Authority of India Act, 1994Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008Calcutta Port (Pilotage) Act, 1948Carriage by Air Act, 1972Carriage by Road Act, 2007Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 2025Coasting Vessels Act, 1838Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002Delhi Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1962Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925Indian Ports Act, 1908Indian Railway Board Act, 1905Indian Railways (Amendment) Act, 1983Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1985International Airports Authority (Amendment) Act, 1985Land Ports Authority of India Act, 2010Live-Stock Importation Act, 1898Major Port Authorities Act, 2021Major Port Trusts Act, 1963Marine Products Export Development Authority, 1972Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1986Merchant Shipping Act, 1958Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Amendment Act, 1982Motor Vehicles Act, 1988Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993National Highways Act, 1956National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Act, 2021National Waterway (Allahabad-Haldia Stretch of the Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River) Act, 1982National Waterway (Kollam-Kottapuram Stretch of West Coast Canal and Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals) Act, 1992National Waterway (Talcher-Dhamra Stretch of Rivers, Geonkhali-Charbatia Stretch of East Coast Canal, Charbatia-Dhamra Stretch of Matai River and Mahanadi Delta Rivers) Act, 2008National Waterways Act, 2016Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920Passports Act, 1967Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Act, 2019Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987Railway Protection Force Act, 1957Railways Act, 1989Recycling of Ships Act, 2019Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950Shipping Development Fund Committee (Abolition) Act, 1986Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007Terminal Tax on Railway Passengers Act, 1956Tyre Corporation of India Limited (Disinvestment of Ownership) Act, 2007

Miscellaneous

388 acts

Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016Absorbed Areas (Laws) Act, 1954Acquisition of Certain Area at Ayodhya Act, 1993Actuaries Act, 2006Administrator - Generals Act, 1913Administrators General Act, 1963Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017Advocates (Amendment) Act, 1976Advocates Act, 1961African Development Fund Act, 1982All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956All India Services Act, 1951All-India Services Regulations (Indemnity) Act, 1975Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Act, 2005Andhra State Act, 1953Anti-Apartheid (United Nations Convention) Act, 1981Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972Architects Act, 1972Asiatic Society Act, 1984Auroville Foundation Act, 1988Authoritative Texts (Central Laws) Act, 1973Bar Councils (Validation of State Laws) Act, 1956Bengal Chemical and Pharmaceutical Works Ltd. (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Act, 2020Bills of Lading Act, 2025Bolani Ores Ltd. (Acquisition of Shares) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1978Bombay Civil Courts Act, 1869Bombay Revenue Jurisdiction Act, 1876Brahmaputra Board Act, 1980British India Corporation Limited (Acquisition of Shares) Act, 1981Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016Calcutta High Court (Extension of Jurisdiction) Act, 1953Calcutta High Court (Jurisdictional Limits) Act, 1919Carriers Act, 1865Cattle-Tresspass Act, 1871Census Act, 1948Central Boards of Revenue Act, 1963Central Provinces Laws Act, 1875Central Road Fund Act, 2000Central Silk Board Act, 1948Central Universities Act, 2009Charitable and Religious Trusts Act, 1920Charitable Endowments Act, 1890Children Act, 1960Church of Scotland Kirk Sessions Act, 1899Coinage Act, 2011Collection of Statistics (Amendment) Act, 2017Collection of Statistics Act, 2008Commercial Courts Act, 2015Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Act, 2018Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021Commission of Enquiries Act, 1952Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952Comptroller and Auditor-Generals (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971Consumer Protection Act, 1986Consumer Protection Act, 2019Contingency Fund of India Act, 1950Continuance of Legal Proceedings Act, 1948Cooch Behar (Assimilation of Laws) Act, 1950Cooperative Societies Act, 1912Cooperative Societies Act, 2008Court-Fees (Delhi Amendment) Act, 1967Custom Act, 1962Cutchi Memons Act, 1938Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha Act, 1964Dalmia Dadri Cement Ltd. (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1981Delhi (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1964Delhi Co-Operative Societies Act, 1972Delhi High Court (Amendment) Act, 1980Delhi High Court Act, 1966Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2006Delhi Police Act, 1978Delhi Restriction of Uses of Land Act, 1941Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1971Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2014Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946Delhi Urban Art Commission Act, 1973Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act, 1954Departmental Inquiries (Enforcement of Attendance of Witnesses and Production of Documents) Act, 1972Destruction of Records Act, 1917Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1992Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) Act, 1948Diplomatic Relations (Vienna Convention) Act, 1972Disturbed Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1976Dourine Act, 1910Dramatic Performances Act, 1876Durgah Khawaja Saheb Act, 1955Easements (Extending Act V of 1882)Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950Emigration Act, 1983Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2017Enemy Property Act, 1968Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897Exchange of Prisoners Act, 1948Expenditure-Tax Act, 1987Explosive Substances Act, 1908Explosives Act, 1884Extradition Act, 1962Factories Act, 1948Factoring Regulation Act, 2011Family Courts Act, 1984Fatal Accidents Act, 1855Federal Court (Enlargement of Jurisdiction) Act, 1947Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1951Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003Food Corporations Act, 1964Foreign Aircraft (Exemption from Taxes and Duties on Fuel and Lubricants) Act, 2002Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992Foreigners Act, 1946Foreigners Law (Application and Amendment) Act, 1962Former Secretary of State Service Officers (Conditions of Service) Act, 1972Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952Freedom of Information Act, 2002General Clauses Act, 1897Geneva Conventions Act, 1960Gift-Tax Act, 1958Glanders and Farcy Act, 1899Gold (Control) Amendment Act, 1971Gold Bonds (Immunities and Exemptions) Act, 1993Government Buildings Act, 1899Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Act, 1984Government of Union Territories Act, 1963Government Savings Certificates Act, 1959Government Savings Promotion Act, 1873Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 1982Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Amendment Act, 2014Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008Haj Committee Act, 2002High Court at Patna (Establishment of a Permanent Bench at Ranchi) Act, 1976High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1954High Courts (Seals) Act, 1950Hindi Sahitya Sammelan Act, 1962Hindu Disposition of Property Act, 1916Hindu Gains of Learning Act, 1930Hindustan Tractors Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1978Hire Purchase Act, 1972Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973Hotel Receipts Tax Act, 1980Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950Immigration (Carriers Liability) Act, 2000Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956Income-Tax Act, 1961Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986Indian Aircraft Act, 1934Indian Antarctic Act, 2022Indian Bar Councils Act, 1926Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856Indian Contract Act, 1872Indian Council of World Affairs Act, 2001Indian Easements Act, 1882Indian Museum Act, 1910Indian Naval Armament Act, 1923Indian Post Office Act, 1898Indian Red Cross Society Act, 1920Indian Reserve Forces Act, 1888Indian Soldiers (Litigation) Act, 1925Indian Stamp Act, 1899Indian Statistical Institute Act, 1959Indian Tolls Act, 1851Indian Tolls Act, 1864Indian Tramways Act, 1886Indian Treasure Trove Act, 1878Indian Trusts (Amendment) Act, 2016Indian Trusts Act, 1882Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984Indo Tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992Industrial Finance Corporation (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 1993Industrial Finance Corporation Act, 1948Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951Industries (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 1984Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992Inflammable Substances Act, 1952Inland Vessels Act, 1917Inland Vessels Act, 2021Insecticides Act, 1968Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Act, 2020Institutes of Technology Act, 1961Inter-State Corporations Act, 1957Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956Interest Act, 1978Interest on Delayed Payments to Small Scale and Ancillary Industrial Undertakings Act, 1993Interest Tax Act, 1974International Development Association (Status, Immunities and Privileges) Act, 1960International Finance Corporation (Status, Immunities and 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