List of All Acts in India - Summary
The Ministry of Law and Justice consists of three Departments, namely, the Legislative Department, the Department of Legal Affairs and the Department of Justice. The Legislative Department is mainly concerned with drafting of principal legislation for the Central Government, its publication and scrutiny and vetting of subordinate legislations made under Central Acts by various Ministries/Departments of the Government of India.
List of All Acts in India
| Act Name | Year | Act Number |
|---|---|---|
| Bengal Indigo Contracts Act | 1836 | 10 |
| Bengal Bonded Warehouse Association Act | 1838 | 5 |
| Coasting Vessels Act | 1838 | 19 |
| Madras Rent and Revenue Sale Act | 1839 | 7 |
| Inheritance Act | 1839 | 30 |
| Revenue Bombay Act | 1842 | 13 |
| Revenue Commissioners, Bombay Act | 1842 | 17 |
| Boundary-marks, Bombay Act | 1846 | 3 |
| Bengal Land holders’ Attendance Act | 1848 | 20 |
| Madras Revenue Commissioner Act | 1849 | 10 |
| Forfeited Deposits Act | 1850 | 25 |
| Improvements in Town Act | 1850 | 26 |
| Indian Tolls Act | 1851 | 8 |
| Madras City Land Revenue Act | 1851 | 12 |
| Bombay Rent-free Estates Act | 1852 | 11 |
| Extending Certain Act | 1852 | 14 |
| Rent Recovery Act | 1853 | 6 |
| Shore Nuisances (Bombay and Kolaba) Act | 1853 | 11 |
| Bengal Bonded Warehouse Association Act | 1854 | 5 |
| Police Agra | 1854 | 16 |
| Legal Representative’s Suits Act | 1855 | 12 |
| Fatal Accidents Act | 1855 | 13 |
| Bengal Embankment Act | 1855 | 32 |
| Indian Bills of Lading Act | 1856 | 9 |
| Calcutta Land-revenue Act | 1856 | 18 |
| Tobacco Duty (Town of Bombay) Act | 1857 | 4 |
| Bengal Ghatwali Lands Act | 1859 | 5 |
| Bengal Land-revenue Sales Act | 1859 | 11 |
| Madras District Police Act | 1859 | 24 |
| Societies Registration Act | 1860 | 21 |
| Police Act | 1861 | 5 |
| Stage-Carriages Act | 1861 | 16 |
| Partition of Revenue-paying Estates Act | 1863 | 19 |
| Religious Endowments Act | 1863 | 20 |
| Waste-Lands (Claims) Act | 1863 | 23 |
| Indian Tolls Act | 1864 | 15 |
| Public Gambling Act | 1867 | 3 |
| Sarais Act | 1867 | 22 |
| Oudh Estates Act | 1869 | 1 |
| Divorce Act | 1869 | 4 |
| Bombay Civil Courts Act | 1869 | 14 |
| Court Fees Act | 1870 | 7 |
| Oudh Taluqdars’ Relief Act | 1870 | 24 |
| Cattle-Trespass Act | 1871 | 1 |
| Dehra Dun | 1871 | 21 |
| Pensions Act | 1871 | 23 |
| Punjab Laws Act | 1872 | 4 |
| Indian Contract Act | 1872 | 9 |
| Indian Christian Marriage Act | 1872 | 15 |
| Madras Civil Courts Act | 1873 | 3 |
| Government Savings Banks Act | 1873 | 5 |
| Northern India Canal and Drainage Act | 1873 | 8 |
| Married Women’s Property Act | 1874 | 3 |
| Laws Local Extent Act | 1874 | 15 |
| Majority Act | 1875 | 9 |
| Chota Nagpur Encumbered Estates Act | 1876 | 6 |
| Bombay Revenue Jurisdiction Act | 1876 | 10 |
| Oudh Laws Act | 1876 | 18 |
| Broach and Kaira Incumbered Estates Act | 1877 | 14 |
| Indian Treasure Trove Act | 1878 | 6 |
| Northern India Ferries Act | 1878 | 17 |
| Dekkhan Agriculturists’ Relief Act | 1879 | 17 |
| Legal Practitioners Act | 1879 | 18 |
| Religious Societies Act | 1880 | 1 |
| Kazis Act | 1880 | 12 |
| Central Provinces Land-revenue Act | 1881 | 18 |
| Negotiable Instruments Act | 1881 | 26 |
| Indian Trusts Act | 1882 | 2 |
| Transfer of Property Act | 1882 | 4 |
| Indian Easements Act | 1882 | 5 |
| Powers-of-Attorney Act | 1882 | 7 |
| Presidency Small Cause Courts Act | 1882 | 15 |
| Land Improvement Loans Act | 1883 | 19 |
| Panjab District Boards Act | 1883 | 20 |
| Explosives Act | 1884 | 4 |
| Agriculturists’ Loans Act | 1884 | 12 |
| Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act | 1886 | 6 |
| Deo Estate | 1886 | 9 |
| Indian Tramways Act | 1886 | 11 |
| Suits Valuation Act | 1887 | 7 |
| Provincial Small Cause Courts Act | 1887 | 9 |
| Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act | 1887 | 12 |
| Punjab Tenancy Act | 1887 | 16 |
| Punjab Land-revenue Act | 1887 | 17 |
| King of Oudh’s Estate Act | 1887 | 19 |
| Indian Reserve Forces Act | 1888 | 4 |
| City of Bombay Municipal (Supplementary) Act | 1888 | 12 |
| King of Oudh’s Estate Act | 1888 | 14 |
| Revenue Recovery Act | 1890 | 1 |
| Charitable Endowments Act | 1890 | 6 |
| Guardians and Wards Act | 1890 | 8 |
| North-Western Provinces and Oudh Act | 1890 | 20 |
| Easements (Extending Act V of 1882) | 1891 | 8 |
| Moorshedabad Act | 1891 | 15 |
| Bankers Books Evidence Act | 1891 | 18 |
| Bengal Military Police Act | 1892 | 5 |
| Madras City Civil Court Act | 1892 | 7 |
| Partition Act | 1893 | 4 |
| Sir Dinshaw Maneckjee Petit Act | 1893 | 6 |
| Prisons Act | 1894 | 9 |
| Epidemic Disease Act | 1897 | 3 |
| General Clauses Act | 1897 | 10 |
| Live-stock Importation Act | 1898 | 9 |
| Central Provinces Tenancy Act | 1898 | 11 |
| Indian Stamp Act | 1899 | 2 |
| Government Buildings Act | 1899 | 4 |
| Central Provinces Court of Wards Act | 1899 | 24 |
| Prisoners Act | 1900 | 3 |
For a comprehensive list of all central acts in India, you can refer to the following official sources:
- India Code: https://www.indiacode.nic.in/
- Legislative Department: https://legislative.gov.in/document-category/list-of-central-acts/(legislative.gov.in)
- National Portal of India: https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/acts(India Government)
