THE TAMIL NADU REPEALING (SECOND) ACT, 2023.
ACT NO. 13 OF 2023.
Arrangement of sections
1. Short title.
2. Repeal of certain enactments.
3. Savings.
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THE TAMIL NADU REPEALING (SECOND) ACT, 2023.
ACT NO. 13 OF 2023.
[3rd MAY 2023]
An Act to repeal certain enactments WHEREAS it is expedient that the enactments specified in the Schedule which are spent or have otherwise become obsolete, or have ceased to be in force otherwise than by expressed specific repeal, should be expressly and specifically repealed;
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Repealing (Second) Act, 2023.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint.
2. Repeal of certain enactments.— The enactments specified in the Schedule are hereby repealed.
3. Savings.— The repeal by this Act of any enactment shall not aff ect any other enactment in which the repealed enactment has been applied, incorporated or referred to; and this Act shall not affect the validity, invalidity, effect or consequences of anything already done or suffered, or any right, title, obligation or liability already acquired, accrued or incurred, or any remedy or proceeding in respect thereof, or any release or discharge of or from any debt, penalty, obligation, liability, claim or demand, or any indemnity already granted, or the proof of any past act or thing;
nor shall this Act affect any principle or rule of law, or established jurisdiction, form or course of pleading, practice or procedure, or existing usage, custom, privilege, restriction, exemption, office or appointment, notwithstanding that the same respectively may have been in any manner affirmed or recognised or derived by, in or from any enactment hereby repealed; nor shall the repeal by this Act of any enactment revive or restore any jurisdiction, offi ce, custom, liability, right, title, privilege, restriction, exemption, usage, practice, procedure or other matter or thing not now existing or in force.
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THE SCHEDULE
REPEALS (See section 2) S. No. Year Number Short Title
(1) (2) (3) (4)
President's Acts
1. 1976 12 The Tamil Nadu General Clauses (Amendment) Act, 1976
2. 1976 18 The Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants Protection (Amendment) Act,
1976.
3. 1976 39 The Chennai City Police (Amendment) Act, 1976.
4. 1977 3 The Tamil Nadu Debt Relief Laws (Amendment) Act, 1977.
5. 1988 3 The Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Tamil Nadu, (Amendment) Act,
1988.
6. 1988 13 The Pachaiyappa's Trust and the Scheduled Public Trusts and Endowments (Taking over of Management) Amendment Act, 1988. Tamil Nadu Acts
7. 1973 30 The Tamil Nadu Private Electricity Supply Undertakings (Acquisition) Act, 1973.
8. 1975 4 The Chennai City Police and Tamil Nadu Towns Nuisances (Amendment) Act, 1974.
9. 1975 17 The Chennai City Police (Amendment) Act, 1975.
10. 1975 30 The Tamil Nadu Towns Nuisances (Amendment) Act, 1975.
11. 1975 35 The Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1975.
12. 1975 37 The Tamil Nadu Homoeopathy System of Medicine and Practitioners of Homoeopathy (Amendment) Act, 1975.
13. 1975 46 The Tamil Nadu Educational Institutions (Temporary Control of Property) Amendment and Validation Act, 1975.
14. 1975 50 The Tamil Nadu Private Electricity Supply Undertakings (Acquisition) Amendment Act, 1975.
15. 1977 1 The Tamil Nadu Debt Relief Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 1977.
16. 1977 10 The Chennai University (Amendment) Act, 1977.
17. 1978 2 The Tamil Nadu Debt Relief Laws (Amendment) Act, 1978.
18. 1978 32 The Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1978.
19. 1979 15 The Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 1979.
20. 1979 42 The Chennai University and Madurai-Kamaraj University (Amendment) Act, 1979.
21. 1979 45 The Tamil Nadu Forest (Amendment) Act, 1979.
22. 1979 63 The Chennai City Police (Amendment) Act, 1979.
23. 1980 7 The Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants Protection and Payment of Fair Rent (Amendment) Act, 1979.
24. 1980 9 The Chennai University and Madurai-Kamaraj University (Second Amendment) Act,1979.
25. 1980 10 The Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1980.
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| 26. | 1980 | 17 | The Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants (Payment of Fair Rent) Amendment Act, 1980. |
| 27. | 1981 | 19 | The Tamil Nadu Revenue Recovery (Amendment) Act, 1981. |
| 28. | 1981 | 38 | The Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Second Amendment) Act, 1981. |
| 29. | 1981 | 41 | The Tamil Nadu Forest (Amendment) Act, 1981. |
| 30. | 1981 | 51 | The Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Second Amendment) Act, 1981. |
| 31. | 1981 | 58 | The Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Third Amendment) Act, 1981. |
| 32. | 1981 | 59 | The Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Amendment Act, 1981. |
| 33. | 1981 | 65 | The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Labourer Fair Wages (Second Amendment) Act, 1981. |
| 34. | 1982 | 24 | The Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Second Amendment) Act, 1982. |
| 35. | 1982 | 42 | The Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1982. |
| 36. | 1983 | 5 | The Tamil Nadu Legislature (Prevention of Disqualifi cation) Amendment Act, 1983. |
| 37. | 1983 | 27 | The Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 1983. |
| 38. | 1983 | 33 | The Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Second Amendment) Act, 1983. |
| 39. | 1983 | 45 | The Bharathiar University (Amendment) Act, 1983. |
| 40. | 1983 | 46 | The Chennai University and Madurai-Kamaraj University (Amendment) Act, 1983. |
| 41. | 1983 | 48 | The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1983. |
| 42. | 1984 | 2 | The Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Second Amendment Act, 1983. |
| 43. | 1984 | 11 | The Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1984. |
| 44. | 1984 | 12 | The Tamil Nadu Cinemas (Regulation) Amendment Act, 1984. |
| 45. | 1984 | 16 | The Pachaiyappa’s Trust (Taking Over of Management) Amendment Act, 1984. |
| 46. | 1984 | 17 | The Tamil Nadu Stage Carriages and Contract Carriages (Acquisition) Amendment Act, 1984. |
| 47. | 1984 | 19 | The Chennai City Police and the Tamil Nadu District Police (Amendment) Act, 1984. |
| 48. | 1985 | 15 | The Tamil University (Amendment) Act, 1985. |
| 49. | 1985 | 20 | The Bharathiar University and the Bharathidasan University (Amendment) Act, 1985. |
| 50. | 1985 | 22 | The Pachaiyappa’s Trust (Taking Over of Management) Amendment Act, 1985. |
| 51. | 1985 | 29 | The Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1985. |
| 52. | 1985 | 44 | The Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishments (Conferment of Permanent Status to Workmen) Amendment Act, 1985. |
| 53. | 1985 | 45 | The Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 1985. |
| 54. | 1986 | 14 | The Pachaiyappa’s Trust (Taking Over of Management) Amendment Act, 1986. |
| 55. | 1986 | 16 | The Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1986. |
| 56. | 1986 | 19 | The Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1986. |
| 57. | 1986 | 20 | The Bharathiar University and the Bharathidasan University (Amendment) Act, 1986. |
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| 58. | 1986 | 21 | The Anna University (Amendment) Act, 1986. |
| 59. | 1986 | 22 | The Tamil University (Amendment) Act, 1986. |
| 60. | 1986 | 33 | The Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Second Amendment) Act, 1986. |
| 61. | 1986 | 34 | The Tamil Nadu Legislature (Prevention of Disqualifi cation) Amendment Act, 1986. |
| 62. | 1986 | 38 | The Tamil Nadu Cinemas (Regulation) Amendment Act, 1986. |
| 63. | 1986 | 50 | The Tamil Nadu Recognised Private Schools (Regulation) Amendment Act, 1986. |
| 64. | 1986 | 52 | The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drugoff enders, Goondas, Immoral Traffi c Off enders and Slum- grabbers (Amendment) Act, 1986. |
| 65. | 1986 | 57 | The Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Amendment Act, 1986 |
| 66. | 1986 | 69 | The Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Second Amendment) Act, 1986. |
| 67. | 1986 | 72 | The Tamil University (Second Amendment) Act, 1986. |
| 68. | 1987 | 1 | The Tamil Nadu Recognised Private Schools (Regulation) and Private Colleges (Regulation) Amendment Act, 1986. |
| 69. | 1987 | 9 | The Pachaiyappa’s Trust (Taking Over of Management) Amendment Act, 1987. |
| 70. | 1987 | 21 | The Alagappa University (Amendment) Act, 1987. |
| 71. | 1987 | 24 | The Tamil Nadu Cinemas (Regulation) Amendment Act, 1987. |
| 72. | 1987 | 25 | The Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation (Second Amendment) Act, 1987. |
| 73. | 1987 | 29 | The Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Amendment Act, 1985. |
| 74. | 1987 | 30 | The Tamil Nadu Private Colleges (Regulation) Amendment Act, 1987. |
| 75. | 1987 | 39 | The Tamil Nadu Recognised Private Schools (Regulation) Amendment Act, 1987. |
| 76. | 1987 | 44 | The Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1987. |
| 77. | 1987 | 45 | The Tamil Nadu Payment of Pension to Tamil Scholars and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1987. |
| 78. | 1987 | 47 | The Tamil Nadu Exhibition of Films on Television Screen through Video Cassette Recorders (Regulation) Amendment Act, 1987. |
| 79. | 1987 | 48 | The Tamil Nadu Cinemas (Regulation) Third Amendment Act, 1987. |
| 80. | 1987 | 50 | The Tamil Nadu Medical University (Amendment) Act, 1987. |
| 81. | 1987 | 55 | The Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Amendment Act, 1987. |
| 82. | 1987 | 57 | The Pachaiyappa’s Trust and the Scheduled Public Trusts and Endowments (Taking over of Management) Third Amendment Act, 1987. |
| 83. | 1988 | 1 | The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drugoff enders, Goondas, Immoral Traffi c Off enders and Slum- grabbers (Amendment) Act, 1987. |
| 84. | 1989 | 1 | The Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1989. |
| 85. | 1989 | 2 | The Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Second Amendment) Act, 1989. |
| 86. | 1989 | 11 | The Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1989. |
| 87. | 1989 | 12 | The Tamil Nadu Legislature (Prevention of Disqualifi cation) Amendment Act, 1989. |
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| 88. | 1989 | 13 | The Tamil Nadu Borstal Schools (Amendment) Act, 1989. |
| 89. | 1989 | 25 | The Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 1989. |
| 90. | 1989 | 29 | The Tamil Nadu Universities Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989. |
| 91. | 1989 | 30 | The Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Amendment (Amendment) Act, 1989. |
| 92. | 1989 | 33 | The Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Second Amendment) Act, 1989. |
| 93. | 1990 | 4 | The Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Amendment) Act, 1990. |
| 94. | 1990 | 7 | The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage (Amendment) Act, 1990. |
| 95. | 1990 | 8 | The Pachaiyappa’s Trust and the Scheduled Public Trusts and Endowments (Taking Over of Management) Amendment Act, 1990. |
| 96. | 1990 | 12 | The Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1990. |
| 97. | 1990 | 18 | The Tamil Nadu Payment of Pension to Tamil Scholars and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1990. |
| 98. | 1990 | 20 | The Tamil Nadu Advocates Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 1990. |
| 99. | 1990 | 25 | The Tamil Nadu Public Health (Amendment) Act, 1990. |
| 100. | 1990 | 28 | The Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 1990. |
| 101. | 1990 | 32 | The Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Tamil Nadu, (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1989. |
| 102. | 1990 | 37 | The Tamil Nadu Payment of Salaries (Second Amendment) Act, 1990. |
| 103. | 1990 | 39 | The Tamil Nadu Kudiyiruppu Laws (Amendment) Act, 1990. |
| 104. | 1991 | 5 | The Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 1991. |
| 105. | 1991 | 9 | The Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Tamil Nadu, (Amendment) Act, 1991. |
| 106. | 1991 | 16 | The Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants Arrears of Rent (Relief) Amendment Act, 1991. |
| 107. | 1991 | 17 | The Pachaiyappa’s Trust and the Scheduled Public Trusts and Endowments (Taking Over of Management) Amendment Act, 1991. |
| 108. | 1991 | 25 | The Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants Arrears of Rent (Relief) Second Amendment Act, 1991. |
| 109. | 1991 | 26 | The Tamil Nadu Universities Laws (Amendment) Act, 1991. |
| 110. | 1991 | 31 | The Tamil Nadu Court-fees and Suits Valuation (Amendment) Act, 1991. |
| 111. | 1991 | 33 | The Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation (Second Amendment) Act, 1991. |
| 112. | 1991 | 37 | The Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1991. |
| 113. | 1991 | 39 | The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai (Third Amendment) Act, 1991. |
| 114. | 1991 | 41 | The Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 1991. |
| 115. | 1991 | 42 | The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai (Second Amendment) Act, 1991. |
| 116. | 1991 | 44 | The Tamil Nadu Exhibition of Films on Television Screen through Video Cassette Recorders (Regulation) Amendment Act, 1991. |
| 117. | 1992 | 1 | The Tamil Nadu Urban Land Tax (Amendment) Act, 1991. |
| 118. | 1992 | 2 | The Tamil Nadu Private Colleges (Regulation) Amendment Act, 1991. |
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| 119. | 1992 | 3 | The Tamil Nadu Universities Laws (Amendment) Act, 1992. |
| 120. | 1992 | 5 | The Tamil Nadu State Housing Board (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1992. |
| 121. | 1992 | 6 | The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage (Amendment) Act, 1992. |
| 122. | 1992 | 8 | The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai (Amendment) Act, 1992. |
| 123. | 1992 | 9 | The Tamil Nadu Universities Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 1991. |
| 124. | 1992 | 10 | The Pachaiyappa’s Trust and the Scheduled Public Trusts and Endowments (Taking Over of Management) Amendment Act, 1992. |
| 125. | 1992 | 21 | The Tamil Nadu Universities Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 1992. |
| 126. | 1992 | 25 | The Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Yagna (Amendment) Act, 1992. |
| 127. | 1992 | 28 | The Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 1992. |
| 128. | 1992 | 34 | The Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 1992. |
| 129. | 1992 | 35 | The Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation (Second Amendment) Act, 1992. |
| 130. | 1992 | 38 | The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Act, 1992. |
| 131. | 1992 | 47 | The Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1992. |
| 132. | 1992 | 48 | The Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Third Amendment) Amendment Act, 1992. |
| 133. | 1993 | 1 | The Chennai University and the Annamalai University (Amendment) Act, 1992. |
| 134. | 1993 | 5 | The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (Second Amendment) Act, 1992. |
| 135. | 1993 | 9 | The Chennai University and the Annamalai University (Second Amendment) Act, 1992. |
| 136. | 1993 | 14 | The Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1993 |
| 137. | 1993 | 15 | The Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 1993. |
| 138. | 1993 | 16 | The Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation (Second Amendment) Act, 1993. |
| 139. | 1993 | 33 | The Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation (Third Amendment) Act, 1993. |
| 140. | 1993 | 34 | The Tamil Nadu Payment of Pension to Tamil Scholars and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1993. |
| 141. | 1994 | 4 | The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (Amendment) Act, 1993. |
| 142. | 1994 | 8 | The Tamil Nadu Open Places (Prevention of Disfi gurement) Amendment Act, 1994. |
| 143. | 1994 | 10 | The Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 1994. |
| 144. | 1994 | 11 | The Tamil Nadu Cinemas (Regulation) Amendment Act, 1994. |
| 145. | 1994 | 13 | The Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 1994. |
| 146. | 1994 | 16 | The Tamil Nadu Societies Registration (Amendment) Act, 1993. |
| 147. | 1994 | 30 | The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Act, 1994. |
| 148. | 1994 | 36 | The Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation (Second Amendment) Act, 1994. |
| 149. | 1994 | 39 | The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Fourth Amendment) Act, 1994. |
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| 150. | 1994 | 40 | The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (Amendment) Act, 1994. |
| 151. | 1994 | 41 | The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage (Amendment) Act, 1994. |
| 152. | 1994 | 44 | The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Begging (Amendment) Act, 1994. |
| 153. | 1994 | 46 | The Tamil Nadu Public Property (Prevention of Damage and Loss) Amendment Act, 1994. |
| 154. | 1994 | 47 | The Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Amendment Act, 1994. |
| 155. | 1994 | 50 | The Tamil Nadu Borstal Schools (Amendment) Act, 1994. |
| 156. | 1994 | 54 | The Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Taxation (Third Amendment) Act, 1994. |
| 157. | 1994 | 60 | The Pachaiyappa’s Trust and the Scheduled Public Trusts and Endowments (Taking Over of Management) Amendment Act, 1994. |
| 158. | 1995 | 13 | The Chennai Metropolitan Area Groundwater (Regulation) Amendment Act, 1995. |
| 159. | 1995 | 14 | The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (Second Amendment) Act, 1995. |
| 160. | 1995 | 17 | The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (Amendment) Act, 1995. |
| 161. | 1995 | 25 | The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Third Amendment) Act, 1995. |
| 162. | 1995 | 41 | The Chennai City Police (Second Amendment) Act, 1995. |
| 163. | 1997 | 24 | The Tamil Nadu Right to Information Act, 1997. |
| 164. | 1997 | 64 | The Tamil Nadu Electricity (Taxation on Consumption) Amendment Act, 1997. |
| 165. | 1999 | 18 | The Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Act, 1999. |
| 166. | 2000 | 45 | The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (Amendment) Act, 2000. |
| 167. | 2003 | 37 | The Tamil Nadu Essential Services Maintenance (Amendment) Act, 2003. |
| 168. | 2008 | 32 | The Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2008. |
| 169. | 2008 | 60 | The Tamil Nadu Sales Tax (Settlement of Arrears) Act, 2008. |
| 170. | 2009 | 17 | The Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2009. |
| 171. | 2009 | 23 | The Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax (Third Amendment) Act, 2009. |
| 172. | 2010 | 10 | The Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax (Amendment) Act, 2010. |
| 173. | 2010 | 20 | The Tamil Nadu Sales Tax (Settlement of Arrears) Act, 2010. |
| 174. | 2010 | 41 | The Tamil Nadu Sales Tax (Settlement of Arrears) Amendment Act, 2010. |
| 175. | 2017 | 46 | The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (Amendment) Act, 2017. |
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