A bill seeking to scrap a set of 295 obsolete Acts dealing with several issues including changes in marriage laws and cement hoarding was passed by Lok Sabha yesterday.The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2015, pertains to annulling 295 Acts, several of them over 30 years old,which have been declared as redundant by respective central ministries. <br/><br/>Replying to a brief debate on the bill, Law Minister Sadananda Gowda said the repealing and amending of Acts cleans the statute book and makes it easy for common man to understand. Mr Gowda said, his Ministry is also trying to see that all the Acts which have been identified are repealed as early as possible. He said the government is working to ensure that all future Appropriation Acts have automatic repeal clause.