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List of Indian Federal Legislation: 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 Rep. By Act 1 of 04 w. e. f. -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 Repealed by Act 27 of 2006 w. e. f. Date to be notified 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