Bare Acts

This page contains Bare Acts for all prevalent laws in India in alphabetical order. Click on the Act to view the Bare Act. The page contains 350 laws so use Ctrl+F or search within the page to find the law quickly.

1. The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016
2. The Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research Act, 2011
3. The Actuaries Act, 2006
4. The Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985
5. The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims)Act, 2017
6. The Advocates Act, 1961
7. The Advocates Welfare Fund Act, 2001
8. The Aircraft Act, 1934
9. The Airports Authority of India Act, 1994
10. The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008
11. The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Act, 2005
12. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014
13. The Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016
14. The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972
15. The Apprentices Act, 1961
16. The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
17. The Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007
18. The Arms Act, 1959
19. The Assam Rifles Act, 2006
20. The Atomic Energy Act, 1962
21. The Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970
22. The Banking Regulation Act, 1949
23. The Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019
24. The Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000
25. The Bihar Value Added Tax Act, 2005
26. The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
27. The Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015
28. The Boilers Act, 1923
29. The Bombay Civil Courts Act, 1869
30. The Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016
31. The Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995
32. The Cantonments (House Accommodation) Act, 1923
33. The Cantonments Act, 2006
34. The Carriage by Air Act, 1972
35. The Carriage by Road Act, 2007
36. The Cattle-Trespass Act, 1871
37. The Census Act, 1948
38. The Central Boards of Revenue Act, 1963
39. The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006
40. The Central Educational Institutions (Reservations in Teachers Cadre) Act, 2019
41. The Central Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 2017
42. The Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
43. The Central Industrial Security Force (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1999
44. The Central Road and Infrastructure Fund Act, 2000
45. The Central Silk Board Act, 1948
46. The Central Universities Act, 2009
47. The Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003
48. The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000
49. The Chit Funds Act, 1982
50. The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003
51. The Cinematograph Act, 1952
52. The Citizenship Act, 1955
53. The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010
54. The Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010
55. The Coal India (Regulation of Transfers and Validation Act, 2000
56. The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015
57. The Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005
58. The Code of Civil Procedure Act, 1908
59. The Coinage Act, 2011
60. The Collection of Statistics Act, 2008
61. The Commercial Courts Act, 2015
62. The Commission of Sati (Prevention ) Act, 1987
63. The Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005
64. The Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952
65. The Companies Act, 2013
66. The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016
67. The Competition Act, 2002
68. The Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act, 1991
69. The Consumer Protection Act, 1986
70. The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
71. The Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002
72. The Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002
73. The Co-operative Societies Act, 1912
74. The Copyright Act, 1957
75. The Court Fees Act, 1870
76. The Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005
77. The Customs Act, 1962
78. The Customs and Central Excise Laws (Repeal) Act, 2004
79. The Dadra and Nagar Haveli Act, 1961
80. The Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948
81. The Delhi Development Authority (Validation of Disciplinary Powers) Act, 1998
82. The Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2006
83. The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Validation of Electricity Tax) Act and Other Laws (Repeal) Act, 2002
84. The Delimitation Act, 2002
85. The Depositories Act, 1996
86. The Designs Act, 2000
87. The Diplomatic Relations (Vienna Convention) Act, 1972
88. The Direct-Tax Laws (Miscellaneous) Repeal Act, 2000
89. The Disaster Management Act, 2005
90. The Divorce Act, 1869
91. The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
92. The Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University Act, 2016
93. The Electricity Act, 2003
94. The Employees Compensation Act, 1923
95. The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993
96. The Energy Conservation Act, 2001
97. The English and Foreign Languages University Act, 2006
98. The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
99. The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897
100. The Essential Commodities Act, 1955
101. The Extradition Act, 1962
102. The Factories Act, 1948
103. The Factoring Regulation Act, 2011
104. The Fatal Accidents Act, 1855
105. The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003
106. The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
107. The Footwear Design and Development Institute Act, 2017
108. The Foreign Aircraft (Exemption from Taxes and Duties on Fuel and Lubricants) Act, 2002
109. The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
110. The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
111. The Foreign Marriage Act, 1969
112. The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018
113. The General Clauses Act, 1897
114. The Geneva Conventions Act, 1960
115. The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
116. The Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017
117. The Government Securities Act, 2006
118. The Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008
119. The Haj Committee Act, 2002
120. The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
121. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017
122. The Immigration (Carriers Liability) Act, 2000
123. The Income-tax Act, 1961
124. The Indian Bar Councils Act, 1926
125. The Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856
126. The Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925
127. The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872
128. The Indian Contract Act, 1872
129. The Indian Council of World Affairs Act, 2001
130. The Indian Easements Act, 1882
131. The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
132. The Indian Forest Act, 1927
133. The Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy Act, 2017
134. The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-private Partnership) Act, 2017
135. The Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act, 2014
136. The Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017
137. The Indian Maritime University Act, 2008
138. The Indian Naval Armament Act, 1923
139. The Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947
140. The Indian Partnership Act, 1932
141. The Indian Penal Code
142. The Indian Ports Act, 1908
143. The Indian Post Office Act, 1898
144. The Indian Soldiers (Litigation) Act, 1925
145. The Indian Statistical Institute Act, 1959
146. The Indian Succession Act, 1925
147. The Indian Trusts Act, 1882
148. The Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933
149. The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Act, 2007
150. The Industrial Development Bank (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 2003
151. The Information Technology Act, 2000
152. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
153. The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961
154. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999
155. The Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 2017
156. The Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
157. The Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, Act 2008
158. The Joint-Stock Companies
159. The Judges (Protection) Act, 1985
160. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
161. The Land Improvement Loans Act, 1883
162. The Land Ports Authority of India Act, 2010
163. The Leaders and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Act, 1998
164. The Leaders And Chief Whips of Recognised Parties And Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Amendment Act, 2000
165. The Legal Metrology Act, 2009
166. The Legal Representatives Suits Act, 1855
167. The Limitation Act, 1963
168. The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008
169. The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013
170. The Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998
171. The Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000
172. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
173. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
174. The Manipur University Act, 2005
175. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
176. The Mental Health Act, 1987
177. The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
178. The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958
179. The Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002
180. The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006
181. The Mines Act, 1952
182. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
183. The Mizoram University Act, 2000
184. The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
185. The Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act, 1993
186. The Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002
187. The Municipal Taxation Act, 1881
188. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019
189. The Nalanda University Act, 2010
190. The Nation Waterway (Kakinada-Puducherry Stretch of Canals and the Kaluvelly Tank, Bhadrachalam-Rajahmundry Stretch of River Dodavari and Wazirabad-Vijayawada Stretch of River Krishna) Act, 2008
191. The National Cadet Corps Act, 1948
192. The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2007
193. The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second Act, 2009
194. The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2009
195. The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second Act, 2011
196. The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2011
197. The National Commission for Backward Classes (Repeal) Act, 2018
198. The National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993
199. The National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992
200. The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutes Act, 2004
201. The National Environment Appellate Authority Act, 1997
202. The National Food Security Act, 2013
203. The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010
204. The National Highways Act, 1956
205. The National Institute of Fashion Technology Act, 2006
206. The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore Act, 2012
207. The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Act, 1998
208. The National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007
209. The National Investigation Agency Act, 2008
210. The National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014
211. The National Jute Board Act, 2008
212. The National Rural Employment Guarantee (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 2007
213. The National Sports University Act
214. The National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999
215. The National Waterway (Talcher-Dhamra Stretch of Rivers, Geonkhali-Charbatia Stretch of East Coast Canal, Charbatia-Dhamra Stretch of Matai River and Mahanadi Delta Rivers) Act, 2008
216. The National Waterways Act, 2016
217. The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
218. The New Delhi International Arbtration Centre Act, 2019
219. The Notaries Act, 1952
220. The Obstructions in Fairways Act, 1881
221. The Official Languages Act, 1963
222. The Official Secrets Act, 1923
223. The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002
224. The Oriental Gas Company
225. The Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act, 2011
226. The Panjab District Boards Act, 1883
227. The Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936
228. The Patents Act, 1970
229. The Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007
230. The Payment of Wages Act, 1936
231. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013
232. The Pensions Act, 1871
233. The Petroleum Act, 1934
234. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006
235. The Pharmacy Act, 1948
236. The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991
237. The Pondicherry (Administration) Act, 1962
238. The Pondicherry (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006
239. The Powers-of-Attorney Act, 1882
240. The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994
241. The Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882
242. The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009
243. The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
244. The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954
245. The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002
246. The Prevention of Terrorism (Repeal) Act, 2004
247. The Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act, 1955
248. The Prisoners Act, 1900
249. The Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005
250. The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958
251. The Produce Cess Laws (Abolition) Act, 2006
252. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
253. The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013
254. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
255. The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955
256. The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
257. The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 2001
258. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
259. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
260. The Provident Funds Act, 1925
261. The Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996
262. The Public Records Act, 1993
263. The Railway Protection Force Act, 1957
264. The Railways Act, 1989
265. The Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology Act, 2007
266. The Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Act, 2013
267. The Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development Act, 2012
268. The Rajiv Gandhi University Act, 2006
269. The Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Act, 2014
270. The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016
271. The Regional Centre for Biotechnology Act, 2016
272. The Registration Act, 1908
273. The Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992
274. The Religious Societies Act, 1880
275. The Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003
276. The Repealing and Amending (Second) Act, 2017
277. The Repealing and Amending Act, 2017
278. The Reserve Bank (Transfer to Public Ownership) Act, 1948
279. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
280. The Right of Information Act, 2005
281. The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013
282. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
283. The River Boards Act, 1956
284. The SAARC Convention (Suppression of Terrorism) Act, 1993
285. The Sale of Goods Act, 1930
286. The Salt Cess Act, 1953
287. The Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007
288. The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
289. The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
290. The School of Planning and Architecture Act, 2014
291. The Science and Engineering Research Board Act, 2008
292. The Seaward Artillery Practice Act, 1949
293. The Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992
294. The Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002
295. The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000
296. The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
297. The Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Repeal Act, 2003
298. The Sikkim University Act, 2006
299. The Societies Registration Act, 1860
300. The South Asian University Act, 2008
301. The Special Economic Zones Act, 2005
302. The Special Marriage Act, 1954
303. The Specific Relief Act, 1963
304. The Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilties) Act, 2017
305. The Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007
306. The State Bank of India Act, 1955
307. The State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005
308. The State of Nagaland Act, 1962
309. The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014
310. The Sugar Cess Act, 1982
311. The Sugarcane Act, 1934
312. The Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Maritime Navigation and Fixed Platforms on Continental Shelf Act, 2002
313. The Tamil Nadu Legislative Council Act, 2010
314. The Tea Act, 1953
315. The Technology Development Board Act, 1995
316. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997
317. The Territorial Army Act, 1948
318. The Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Act, 1995
319. The Trade Marks Act, 1999
320. The Trade Unions Act, 1926
321. The Transfer of Property Act, 1882
322. The Tripura University Act, 2006
323. The Tyre Corporation of India Limited (Disinvestment of Ownership) Act, 2007
324. The Union Duties of Excise (Electricity) Distribution Repeal Act, 2006
325. The Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
326. The Unit Trust of India (Transfer of Undertaking and Repeal) Act, 2002
327. The University of Allahabad Act, 2005
328. The Unorganised Workers Social Security Act, 2008
329. The Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000
330. The Uttaranchal (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006
331. The Waqf Act, 1995
332. The Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007
333. The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005
334. The Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014
335. The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
336. The Working Journalists (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act, 1958