The Kerala Repealing and Saving Act 2024

[Translation in English of “2024- ലല കകരള റദദകലല ഒഴഴവദകലല ആകക" published under the authority of the Governor.]

ACT 27 OF 2024

THE KERALA REPEALING AND SAVING ACT, 2024 * An Act to repeal certain Amendment Acts, the retention whereof as separate Acts is unnecessary. Preamble.—WHEREAS, it is expedient to repeal certain Amendment

Acts, the retention whereof as separate Acts is unnecessary;

BE it enacted in the Seventy-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

1. (1) This Act may be called the Kerala Repealing and Saving Act, 2024.
2. (2) It shall come into force at once.

The Amendment Acts

specified in the Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed.

1. (1) The repeal of any Amendment Act specified in the Schedule of this Act shall not affect any other enactment in which the repealed enactment has been applied, incorporated or referred to and this Act shall not affect the validity, invalidity, effect or consequences of anything already done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; Received the assent of the Governor on the 31st day of October, 2024 and published in the Kerala Extraordinary Gazette No. 3515 dated 2nd November, 2024. 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the same respectively may have been in any manner affirmed, recognised or derived by, in or from any enactment hereby repealed; Nor shall the repeal by this Act of any enactment revive or restore any jurisdiction, office, custom, liability, right, title, privilege, restriction, exemption, usage, practice, procedure or other matter or thing not now existing or in force.
2. (2) The provisions of section 4 of the Kerala Interpretation and General Clauses Act, 1125 (VII of 1125) shall be applicable in respect of repeal of an enactment by this Act.

Sl.No. Year & Short title Act No. (1) (2) (3) Amendment Acts 1 2008 25 The Payment of Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 2008 2 2008 26 The Kerala Payment of Pension to Members of Legislature (Amendment) Act, 2008 3 2008 27 The Kerala Headload Workers (Amendment) Act, 2008 4 2008 30 The Kerala Farmers' Debt Relief Commission (Amendment) Act, 2008 5 2008 31 The Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Act, 2008 6 2008 32 The Kerala (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificates (Amendment) Act, 2008 7 2008 35 The Kerala Tailoring Workers' Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2008 8 2009 1 The Kerala Advocates' Clerks Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2008 9 2009 4 The Unregistered Cashewnut Factories Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 2008 10 2009 5 The Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments Workers' Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2008 11 2009 6 The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (Amendment) Act, 2008 12 2009 7 The Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (Amendment) Act, 2008 13 2009 8 The Kerala Water Supply and Sewerage (Amendment) Act, 2008 14 2009 9 The Kerala Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2008 15 2009 28 The Kerala Toddy Workers' Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2009 16 2009 30 The Kerala Municipality (Amendment) Act, 2009 17 2009 31 The Kerala Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2009 18 2009 32 The Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Amendment Act, 2009 19 2010 3 The Abkari (Amendment) Act, 2010 20 2010 5 The Kerala Dairy Farmers' Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2010 21 2010 7 The Kerala Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2010 22 2010 8 The Kerala Forest (Amendment) Act, 2010 23 2010 14 The Kerala Cashew Factories (Acquisition) Amendment Act, 2009 24 2011 2 The Kerala Advocates' Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2010 25 2011 7 The Kerala Agricultural Workers' (Amendment) Act, 26 2011 17 The Kerala Fiscal Responsibility (Amendment) Act, 27 2012 3 The Payment of Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 2012 28 2012 4 The Payment of Salaries and Allowances (Second Amendment) Act, 2012 29 2012 5 The Kerala Payment of Pension to Members of Legislature (Amendment) Act, 2012 30 2012 6 The Kerala Land Reforms (Second Amendment) Act, 2005 31 2012 7 The Legislative Assembly (Removal of Disqualifications) Amendment Act, 2012 32 2013 1 The Kerala Municipality (Amendment) Act, 2012 33 2013 4 The Kerala Farmers' Debt Relief Commission (Amendment) Act, 2012 34 2013 5 The Kerala Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2012 35 2013 6 The Kerala Local Authorities (Prohibition of Defection) Amendment Act, 2012 36 2013 8 The Kerala Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2013 37 2013 10 The Kerala Advocates' Clerks Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2013 38 2013 11 The Kerala Tolls (Amendment) Act, 2013 39 2013 12 The Payment of Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 2013 40 2013 13 The Kerala Headload Workers' (Amendment) Act, 2013 41 2013 14 The Kerala Stamp (Amendment) Act, 2013 42 2013 16 The Kerala Dairy Farmers' Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2013 43 2013 20 The Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (Amendment) Act, 2013 44 2013 21 The Kerala Local Authorities Entertainments Tax (Amendment) Act, 2013 45 2013 22 The Kerala Co-operative Societies (Second Amendment) Act, 2013 46 2013 23 The Kerala Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2013 47 2013 26 The Kerala Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2013 48 2014 4 The Kerala Fishermen Debt Relief Commission (Amendment) Act, 2014 49 2014 7 The Abkari (Amendment) Act, 2014 50 2014 8 The Kerala Municipality (Amendment) Act, 2014 51 2014 9 The Kerala Municipality (Second Amendment) Act, 2014 52 2014 10 The Payment of Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 2014 53 2014 24 The Kerala Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2014 54 2014 25 The University Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014 55 2014 32 The University Laws (Third Amendment) Act, 2014 56 2014 40 The Kerala Agricultural University (Amendment) Act, 2014 57 2014 41 The Kerala Anti-social Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2014 58 2015 2 The Kerala Municipality (Third Amendment) Act, 2014 59 2015 3 The Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Act, 2014 60 2015 6 The Kerala Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 2014 61 2015 13 The Kerala Cashew Factories (Acquisition) Amendment Act, 2015 62 2015 15 The Kerala Ceiling on Government Guarantees (Amendment) Act, 2015 63 2016 1 The Kerala Sports (Amendment) Act, 2015 64 2016 13 The Legislative Assembly (Removal of Disqualifications) Amendment Act, 2016 65 2016 15 The Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund (Amendment) Act, 2016 66 2016 20 The Kerala Court-Fees and Suits Valuation (Amendment) Act, 2016 67 2016 21 The Kerala Advocates' Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2016 68 2017 4 The Payment of Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 2017 69 2017 5 The Kerala State Commission for Minorities (Amendment) Act, 2017 70 2017 6 The Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments Workers' Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2017 71 2017 18 The Kerala Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2017 72 2017 19 The Kerala Municipality (Amendment) Act, 2017 73 2017 22 The Kerala Marine Fishing Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2017 74 2018 7 The Kerala Fiscal Responsibility (Amendment) Act, 2018 75 2018 8 The Payment of Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act, 2018 76 2018 9 The Kerala Payment of Pension to Members of Legislature (Amendment) Act, 2018 77 2018 10 The Kerala Road Safety Authority (Amendment) Act, 2018 78 2018 11 The Kerala Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2018 79 2018 12 The Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Act, 2018 80 2018 16 The Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2018 81 2018 17 The A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technological University (Amendment) Act, 2018 82 2018 19 The Kerala State Higher Education Council (Amendment) Act, 2018 83 2018 20 The Kerala University (Amendment) Act, 2018 84 2018 21 The Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (Amendment) Act, 2018 85 2018 23 The Kerala Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2018 86 2018 24 The Kerala Municipality (Amendment) Act, 2018 87 2018 25 The Abkari (Amendment) Act, 2018 88 2018 26 The Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions (Amendment) Act, 2018 89 2018 27 The Kerala Panchayat Raj (Second Amendment) Act, 2018 90 2018 28 The Kerala Municipality (Second Amendment) Act, 2018 91 2018 32 The Kerala Municipality (Third Amendment) Act, 2018 92 2018 33 The Kerala Panchayat Raj (Third Amendment) Act, 2018 93 2018 34 The Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Act, 2018 94 2018 36 The Kerala State Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018 95 2018 38 The Kerala Fishermen Debt Relief Commission (Amendment) Act, 2018 96 2018 39 The Kerala Co-operative Societies (Second Amendment) Act, 2018 97 2019 1 The Kerala Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 98 2019 4 The Kerala Medical Education (Regulation and Control of Admission to Private Medical Educational Institutions) Amendment Act, 2019 99 2019 8 The Kerala Police (Amendment) Act, 2019 100 2019 10 The Kerala Municipality (Amendment) Act, 2019 101 2019 11 The Kerala Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2019 102 2019 12 The Kerala Anganawadi Workers' and Anganawadi Helpers' Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2019 103 2019 14 The Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (Amendment) Act, 2019 104 2019 17 The Kerala Jewellery Workers' Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2019 105 2019 19 The Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Act, 2019 106 2019 20 The Kerala Farmers' Debt Relief Commission (Amendment) Act, 2019 107 2019 22 The Non-Resident Keralites' Welfare (Amendment) Act, 2019 108 2019 23 The Kerala Industrial Single Window Clearance Boards and Industrial Township Area Development (Amendment) Act, 2019 109 2020 2 The Kerala Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2020 110 2020 3 The Kerala Municipality (Amendment) Act, 2020