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15100 (NALSA)| ID | Act Name | Year | Act No | Type | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 826 | Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act | 2016 | 18 | Central | |
| 794 | Academy of Scientific and Innovation Research Act | 2012 | 13 | Central | |
| 137 | Acquired Territories (Merger)Act | 1960 | 64 | Central | |
| 391 | Acquisition of Certain Area at Ayodhya Act | 1993 | 33 | Central | |
| 545 | Actuaries Act | 2006 | 35 | Central | |
| 154 | Administrative Tribunals Act | 1985 | 13 | Central | |
| 281 | Administrators-General Act | 1963 | 45 | Central | |
| 842 | Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act | 2017 | 22 | Central | |
| 141 | Advocates Act | 1961 | 25 | Central | |
| 457 | Advocates? Welfare Fund Act | 2001 | 45 | Central | |
| 103 | African Development Bank Act | 1983 | 13 | Central | |
| 89 | African Development Fund Act | 1982 | 1 | Central | |
| 182 | Agricultura land Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act | 1986 | 2 | Central | |
| 235 | Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act | 1937 | 1 | Central | |
| 248 | Agriculturists' Loans Act | 1884 | 12 | Central | |
| 68 | Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act | 1981 | 14 | Central | |
| 418 | Air Force Act | 1950 | 45 | Central | |
| 480 | Airports Authority of India Act | 1994 | 55 | Central | |
| 698 | Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act | 2008 | 27 | Central | |
| 414 | Ajmer Tenancy and Land Records Act | 1950 | 42 | Central | |
| 138 | Aligarh Muslim University Act | 1920 | 40 | Central | |
| 243 | All India Council for Technical Education Act | 1987 | 52 | Central | |
| 663 | All-India Institute of Medical Sciences Act | 1956 | 25 | Central | |
| 520 | All-India Services Act | 1951 | 61 | Central | |
| 36 | Anand Marriage Act | 1909 | 7 | Central | |
| 802 | Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act | 1958 | 24 | Central | |
| 14 | Ancient Monuments Preservation Act | 1904 | 7 | Central | |
| 55 | Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act | 1959 | 56 | Central | |
| 392 | Andhra Pradesh and Mysore (Transfer of Territory) Act | 1968 | 36 | Central | |
| 530 | Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Act | 2006 | 1 | Central | |
| 811 | Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act | 2014 | 6 | Central | |
| 583 | Andhra State Act | 1953 | 30 | Central | |
| 84 | Anti-Apartheid (United Nations Convention) Act | 1981 | 48 | Central | |
| 828 | Anti-Hijacking Act | 2016 | 30 | Central | |
| 605 | Antiquities and Art Treasures Act | 1972 | 52 | Central | |
| 731 | Anusandhan National Research Foundation Act | 2023 | 25 | Central | |
| 167 | Apprentices Act | 1961 | 52 | Central | |
| 502 | Arbitration and Conciliation Act | 1996 | 26 | Central | |
| 584 | Architects Act | 1972 | 20 | Central | |
| 297 | Armed Forces (Emergency Duties) Act | 1947 | 15 | Central | |
| 333 | Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act | 1990 | 21 | Central | |
| 112 | Armed Forces (Punjab and Chandigarh) Special Powers Act | 1983 | 34 | Central | |
| 5 | Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act | 1958 | 28 | Central | |
| 691 | Armed Forces Tribunal Act | 2007 | 55 | Central | |
| 53 | Arms Act | 1959 | 54 | Central | |
| 419 | Army Act | 1950 | 46 | Central | |
| 412 | Army and Air Force (Disposal of Private Property) Act | 1950 | 40 | Central | |
| 237 | Arya Marriage Validation Act | 1937 | 19 | Central | |
| 332 | Asian Development Bank Act | 1966 | 18 | Central | |
| 131 | Asiatic Society Act | 1984 | 5 | Central | |
| 442 | Assam (Alteration of Boundaries) Act | 1951 | 47 | Central | |
| 424 | Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya)Act | 1969 | 55 | Central | |
| 558 | Assam Rifles Act | 2006 | 47 | Central | |
| 307 | Assam University Act | 1989 | 23 | Central | |
| 708 | Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act | 2021 | 42 | Central | |
| 211 | Atomic Energy Act | 1962 | 33 | Central | |
| 292 | Auroville Foundation Act | 1988 | 54 | Central | |
| 626 | Authoritative Texts (Central Laws) Act | 1973 | 50 | Central | |
| 484 | Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Act | 1994 | 58 | Central | |
| 106 | Banaras Hindu University Act | 1915 | 16 | Central | |
| 324 | Bankers' Books Evidence Act | 1891 | 18 | Central | |
| 22 | Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act | 1980 | 40 | Central | |
| 425 | Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act | 1970 | 5 | Central | |
| 383 | Banking Regulation Act | 1949 | 10 | Central | |
| 856 | Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act | 2019 | 21 | Central | |
| 4 | Bengal Bonded Warehouse Association Act | 1838 | 5 | Central | |
| 73 | Bengal Bonded Warehouse Association Act | 1854 | 5 | Central | |
| 77 | Bengal Embankment Act | 1855 | 32 | Central | |
| 81 | Bengal Ghatwali Lands Act | 1859 | 5 | Central | |
| 1 | Bengal Indigo Contracts Act | 1836 | 10 | Central | |
| 24 | Bengal Land holders' Attendance Act | 1848 | 20 | Central | |
| 83 | Bengal Land-revenue Sales Act | 1859 | 11 | Central | |
| 325 | Bengal Military Police Act | 1892 | 5 | Central | |
| 267 | Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act | 1887 | 12 | Central | |
| 692 | Betwa River Board Act | 1976 | 63 | Central | |
| 751 | Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita | 2023 | 46 | Central | |
| 748 | Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita | 2023 | 45 | Central | |
| 755 | Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam | 2023 | 47 | Central | |
| 769 | Bharatiya Vayuan Adhiniyam | 2024 | 16 | Central | |
| 157 | Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster (Processing of Claims) Act | 1985 | 21 | Central | |
| 382 | Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act | 1968 | 24 | Central | |
| 686 | Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act | 1956 | 40 | Central | |
| 417 | Bihar Land Reforms Laws (Regulating Mines and Minerals) Validation Act | 1969 | 42 | Central | |
| 596 | Bihar Reorganisation Act | 2000 | 30 | Central | |
| 508 | Bihar Value Added Tax Act | 2005 | 27 | Central | |
| 651 | Bilateral Netting Qualified Financial Contracts Act | 2020 | 30 | Central | |
| 782 | Bills of Lading Act | 2025 | 18 | Central | |
| 485 | Biological Diversity Act | 2003 | 18 | Central | |
| 65 | Bird and Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings and Other Properties) Act | 1980 | 67 | Central | |
| 251 | Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act | 1886 | 6 | Central | |
| 820 | Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act | 2015 | 22 | Central | |
| 773 | Boilers Act | 2025 | 12 | Central | |
| 128 | Bombay Civil Courts Act | 1869 | 14 | Central | |
| 39 | Bombay Rent-free Estates Act | 1852 | 11 | Central | |
| 61 | Bombay Reorganisation Act | 1960 | 11 | Central | |
| 186 | Bombay Revenue Jurisdiction Act | 1876 | 10 | Central | |
| 679 | Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act | 1976 | 19 | Central | |
| 396 | Border Security Force Act | 1968 | 47 | Central | |
| 19 | Boundary-marks, Bombay | 1846 | 3 | Central | |
| 51 | Brahmaputra Board Act | 1980 | 46 | Central |
Source: Government of India, Ministry of Law & Justice, Legislative Department.
Official Website: www.legislative.gov.in | Last Updated: 03 March 2026