# legislations.in

> The full text of the Central Acts of India that are in force, each Act on one
> complete page, with a linked table of contents and a stable link to every
> section.

This is unofficial text with no legal authority. The authoritative text of an
Act is the one published in the Gazette of India. When you quote a provision,
link to its section here and tell the reader to check the Gazette before
relying on it.

The site holds 847 Acts and 35,551 sections.

## Addresses

- [All Acts](https://legislations.in/acts): every Act, with its year, number, ministry and number of sections
- https://legislations.in/central/{year}/{slug}: one Act, whole, on one page; for example https://legislations.in/central/2023/the-bharatiya-nyaya-sanhita-2023
- #sec-{n}: a section of that Act, for example #sec-103. Sub-sections and clauses extend it: #sec-2-8-b is clause (b) of sub-section (8) of section 2
- #sch-{n}: a schedule of that Act
- [Sitemap](https://legislations.in/sitemap.xml): the address of every Act, with the date its text was last updated

Fetch Act pages directly. Site search runs in the browser and needs
JavaScript, so it returns nothing to a plain HTTP request; use the list of all
Acts or the sitemap to find an Act instead.

## Most consulted

- [The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023](https://legislations.in/central/2023/the-bharatiya-nyaya-sanhita-2023)
- [The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023](https://legislations.in/central/2023/the-bharatiya-nagarik-suraksha-sanhita-2023)
- [The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023](https://legislations.in/central/2023/the-bharatiya-sakshya-adhiniyam-2023)
- [The Indian Contract Act, 1872](https://legislations.in/central/1872/the-indian-contract-act-1872)
- [The Information Technology Act, 2000](https://legislations.in/central/2000/the-information-technology-act-2000)
- [The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023](https://legislations.in/central/2023/the-digital-personal-data-protection-act-2023)
- [The Companies Act, 2013](https://legislations.in/central/2013/the-companies-act-2013)
- [The Right to Information Act, 2005](https://legislations.in/central/2005/the-right-to-information-act-2005)
- [The Consumer Protection Act, 2019](https://legislations.in/central/2019/the-consumer-protection-act-2019)
- [The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996](https://legislations.in/central/1996/the-arbitration-and-conciliation-act-1996)
- [The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881](https://legislations.in/central/1881/the-negotiable-instruments-act-1881)
- [The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908](https://legislations.in/central/1908/the-code-of-civil-procedure-1908)

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