The phrase "act of removing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are describing the process or action of taking something away or eliminating it.
Example: "The act of removing unnecessary clutter from your workspace can greatly improve productivity."
Alternatives: "process of elimination" or "removal action".
Van Marwijk's act of removing a player from his squad for two Euro 2012 qualifying matches over the coming week is unprecedented, so far as I can recall.
According to the court papers, Ms. Torres is seeking damages resulting from harassment, false arrest, false imprisonment, extortion and being ordered to perform the "sexual act" of removing her clothing against her will.
This was accomplished by the simple, bold act of removing the trains altogether, which is about as modern as you can get and gives Maine the distinction of being the first state on President-elect Kennedy's new frontier.
The service exploits a loophole in the law which means that driving a diesel car without a filter is an offence, but the act of removing it is not.
I remember I need a birthday gift for my father-in-law, so I slink into the Art of Shaving, a store dedicated to, you guessed it, the sacred act of removing hair from one's face.
There were six pictures on an inside spread - headlined "So hot she had to be hosed down!" - with one showing Pippa in the act of removing her bikini top.
Two years prior to appointing the Kerner Commission, Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, with the aim of removing barriers that had prevented black Americans from exercising their right to vote.
In this case, although the act of illegally removing fish from a country's waters does affect developing economies to a greater extent, countries' level of economic development is not a determining factor for IUU fishing vessels when deciding where to offload their catch.
Representative Joseph Knollenberg introduced the CARTER Act (Coordinated American Response to Extreme Radicals Act) with the intent of removing the financial support of taxpayers from the Carter Center.
The interaction between the Indian Civil Rights Act and the Major Crimes Act had the practical effect of removing from tribes the ability to effectively prosecute Indians who commit felonies on tribal lands.
Under normal circumstances, methylcobalamin acts as a means of removing cyanide from the circulation through conversion to cyanocobalamin.
