LCI 248th Report Part 2

 

16. Which Law Commission report recommended the repeal of the Hindu Widows Remarriage Act?

A) 18th Report

B) 81st Report

C) 96th Report

D) 159th Report 

Answer: B) 81st Report

17. In which year was the P.C. Jain Commission appointed to identify laws for repeal?

A) 1996

B) 1997

C) 1998

D) 1999 

Answer: C) 1998

18. What is the typical purpose of Appropriation Acts as per the Law Commission’s findings?

A) To permanently authorize government expenditure

B) To authorize expenditures for one financial year or less

C) To repeal other Central Acts

D) To amend existing laws 

Answer: B) To authorize expenditures for one financial year or less

19. What is the impact of repealing Appropriation Acts whose terms have ended, according to the Law Commission?

A) It will invalidate past actions taken under them

B) It will have no negative impact on valid actions taken

C) It will require new legislation to replace them

D) It will increase the burden on statute books 

Answer: B) It will have no negative impact on valid actions taken

20. Which country includes a repealing provision in its Appropriation Acts to remove older ones?

A) Australia

B) United Kingdom

C) Canada

D) India 

Answer: B) United Kingdom

21. What mechanism does Australia use for Appropriation Acts under its Legislation Act of 2001?

A) Manual repeal by Parliament

B) Automatic repeal at the end of the financial year

C) Inclusion in a chronological list

D) Amendment to extend validity 

Answer: B) Automatic repeal at the end of the financial year

22. What does the Law Commission suggest to address the issue of Appropriation Acts remaining on India’s statute books?

A) Introduce a new law for automatic repeal

B) Include a repeal clause in each Appropriation Act

C) Retain them indefinitely

D) Transfer them to state governments 

Answer: B) Include a repeal clause in each Appropriation Act

23. What facilitated the identification of statutes for repeal after categorisation?

A) Grouping laws by their enactment year

B) Grouping all laws governing one subject area together

C) Consulting international legal experts

D) Reviewing state legislation 

Answer: B) Grouping all laws governing one subject area together