Manufacturing: central Acts

Acts that apply to factories, industry and manufactured goods.

Taxation & Duties 1

Health Security Se National Security Cess Act, 2025Act 35 of 2025 · 2025 · FinanceAn Act to augment the resources for meeting expenditure on national security and for public health, and to *levy a cess for the said purposes on the machines installed or other processes undertaken by which specified goods are…

Bird and Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings and Other Properties) Act, 1980Act 67 of 1980 · 1980 · SteelAn Act to provide for the acquisition and transfer of the undertakings of the Bird and Company Limited for the purpose of ensuring the continuity of production of goods which are vital to the needs of the country and for the…
Dalmia Dadri Cement Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1981Act 31 of 1981 · 1981 · Heavy Industries and Public EnterprisesAn Act to provide for the acquisition and transfer of the undertakings of the Dalmia Dadri Cement Limited with a view to securing the proper management of such undertakings so as to subserve the interest of the general public by…
Richardson and Cruddas Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertaking) Act, 1972Act 78 of 1972 · 1972 · Heavy Industries and Public EnterprisesAn Act to provide for the acquisition and transfer of the undertaking of the Richardson and Cruddas Limited, for the reconstruction of the register of its members and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Tyre Corporation of India Limited (Disinvestment of Ownership) Act, 2007Act 50 of 2007 · 2007 · Heavy Industries and Public EnterprisesAn Act to provide for disinvestment of Government's equity in the Tyre Corporation of India Limited and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000Act 34 of 2000 · 2000 · Chemicals and FertilizersAn Act to give effect to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003Act 34 of 2003 · 2003 · Health and Family WelfareAn Act to prohibit the advertisement of, and to provide for the regulation of trade and commerce in, and production, supply and distribution of, cigarettes and other tobacco products and for matters connected therewith or…
Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951Act 65 of 1951 · 1951 · Commerce and IndustryAn Act to provide for the development and regulation of certain industries.
Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Act, 2019Act 42 of 2019 · 2019 · Health and Family WelfareAn Act to prohibit the production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertisement of electronic cigarettes in the interest of public health to protect the people from harm and for matters…

Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster (Processing of Claims) Act, 1985Act 21 of 1985 · 1985 · Chemicals and FertilizersAn Act to confer certain powers on the Central Government to secure that claims arising out of, or connected with, the Bhopal gas leak disaster are dealt with speedily, effectively, equitably and to the best advantage of the…

Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016Act 11 of 2016 · 2016 · Consumer Affairs, Food and Public DistributionAn Act to provide for the establishment of a national standards body for the harmonious development of the activities of standardisation, conformity assessment and quality assurance of goods, articles, processes, systems and…

Boilers Act, 2025Act 12 of 2025 · 2025 · Commerce and IndustryAn Act to provide for the regulation of boilers, safety of life and property of persons from the danger of explosions of steam-boilers and for uniformity in registration and inspection during manufacture, erection and use of…
Inflammable Substances Act, 1952Act 20 of 1952 · 1952 · Commerce and IndustryAn Act to declare certain substances to be dangerously inflammable and to provide for the regulation of their import, transport, storage and production by applying thereto the Petroleum Act, 1934, and the rules thereunder, and…

Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999Act 48 of 1999 · 1999 · Commerce and IndustryAn Act to provide for the registration and better protection of geographical indications relating to goods.

Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963Act 22 of 1963 · 1963 · Commerce and IndustryAn Act to provide for the sound development of the export trade of India through quality control and inspection and for matters connected therewith.
Special Economic Zones Act, 2005Act 28 of 2005 · 2005 · Commerce and IndustryAn Act to provide for the establishment, development and management of the Special Economic Zones for the promotion of exports and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.