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The Indian government will scrap 287 obsolete laws that date afteraheadbackbyforfrominoftoupwithwithout to the 19th century, when India was under British rule. India's Law Minister Ravi Prasad is overseeing a "clean- afteraheadbackbyforfrominoftoupwithwithout" of India's legal system. He has been instructed afteraheadbackbyforfrominoftoupwithwithout Prime Minister Narendra Modi to streamline the statute book and make India an easier place afteraheadbackbyforfrominoftoupwithwithout which to live and do business. India's legislature is mired afteraheadbackbyforfrominoftoupwithwithout hundreds afteraheadbackbyforfrominoftoupwithwithout arcane laws introduced afteraheadbackbyforfrominoftoupwithwithout the times of the British Empire. Mr Prasad called some afteraheadbackbyforfrominoftoupwithwithout the laws "laughable" and had "no place in a modern and democratic India". Prasad has a tough task afteraheadbackbyforfrominoftoupwithwithout of him. Even afteraheadbackbyforfrominoftoupwithwithout this initial cull, the country will still have thousands afteraheadbackbyforfrominoftoupwithwithout regulations that are obstacles afteraheadbackbyforfrominoftoupwithwithout business.

The repeal afteraheadbackbyforfrominoftoupwithwithout the laws will take effect afteraheadbackbyforfrominoftoupwithwithout November. After then, it will no longer be illegal to fly a kite afteraheadbackbyforfrominoftoupwithwithout police permission. A 1934 law classified a kite as an aircraft. A law that is a constant source afteraheadbackbyforfrominoftoupwithwithout irritation to factory owners is one that requires them to have red buckets full afteraheadbackbyforfrominoftoupwithwithout water and sand, even if their buildings are equipped afteraheadbackbyforfrominoftoupwithwithout state-of-the-art sprinkler systems. Another oddity to go is the Motor Vehicles Act, that says a car safety inspector must have clean teeth. Also going is the Registration afteraheadbackbyforfrominoftoupwithwithout Foreigners' Act, 1939, which requires foreigners staying afteraheadbackbyforfrominoftoupwithwithout India afteraheadbackbyforfrominoftoupwithwithout more than 180 days to report his/her movements. This should give a boost afteraheadbackbyforfrominoftoupwithwithout India's tourism industry.