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

The repeal of the laws will take [effect / affect] from November. After then, it will no longer be illegal to fly a kite [with / without] police permission. A 1934 law classified a kite as [the / an] aircraft. A law that is a constant [sauce / source] of irritation to factory owners is one that requires them to have red buckets [full / filled] of water and sand, even if their buildings are equipped with state-of-the-art sprinkler systems. Another [odd / oddity] to go is the Motor Vehicles Act, that says a car safety [inspection / inspector] must have clean teeth. Also [going / went] is the Registration of Foreigners' Act, 1939, which [requires / requiring] foreigners staying in India for more than 180 days to report his/her movements. This should give a [boast / boost] to India's tourism industry.