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The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
Effective from: 9 September 1988
India's main anti-corruption law dealing with bribery and corruption involving public servants.
The Code on Wages, 2019
Replaces Payment of Wages Act, 1936. Effective from 21 November 2025.
Consolidates major wage-related labour laws into one framework.
The Telecommunications Act, 2023
Commencement: 2024
Replaces older telecom-era laws with a modern framework for telecommunication networks, services and spectrum.
The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021
Effective from: 25 February 2021
Sets due-diligence duties for intermediaries such as social media platforms and other online services.
The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025
Effective from: 8 April 2025
Amends the Waqf Act framework dealing with Muslim charitable/religious endowments and their administration.
The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991
Effective from: 1991
Seeks to maintain the religious character of places of worship as they existed on 15 August 1947.
The Official Secrets Act, 1923
Effective from: 2 April 1923
Protects official secrets, security-sensitive information and prohibited-place information from unauthorised disclosure.
The National Security Act, 1980
Effective from: 27 December 1980
Allows preventive detention in specified situations involving national security, public order or essential supplies.
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
Effective from: 1 May 2011
Regulates how NGOs, associations and certain persons receive and use foreign contributions.
The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
Effective from: 1 June 2000
Regulates foreign exchange, cross-border payments, external trade payments and capital-account transactions.
The Special Marriage Act, 1954
Effective from: 1 January 1955
Provides a civil marriage route regardless of religion, caste or community.
The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021
Effective from: 25 January 2022
Regulates surrogacy in India and generally permits only altruistic surrogacy within strict eligibility rules.