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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Act under British Rule - Study material for Various departmental Examination

Act under British Rule   - Study material for Various departmental Examination

Regulating Act,


1773-First step taken by the British Government to  control and regulate the affairs of the East India Company in India

Pitt's India Act, 1784
It was introduced to remove the drawbacks of the  Regulating Act

Charter Act, 1813

 Monopoly of the Company's trade abolished except trade in tea & trade with China

Charter Act, 1833
It made the Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General  of India.


Charter Act, 1853
The legislative and executive functions of the  Governor-General's Council were separated.


Government of India Act, 1858


This Act transferred the Government territories and  revenues of India from the East India Company to the British Crown.

Indian Councils Act, 1861


Governor- General's Executive Council should have some  Indians as the non-official members while transacting the legislative  businesses.

Indian Councils Act, 1892
 Enlarged the  functions of the Legislative Councils and gave them the power of discussing the  Budget and addressing questions to the Executive

Indian Councils Act, 1909-
This Act is also known as the Morley-Minto Reforms  (Lord Morley was the then Secretary of State for India and Lord Minto was the  then Governor- General of India). Introduction of an element of direct elections  to the Legislative Councils

Government of India Act, 1919-
 This Act is also  known as the Montague Chelmsford Reforms. Montague was the then Secretary of  State and Lord Chelmsford was the then Governor General of India. The act was  meant to provide "Responsible Govt". in India

Government of India Act of 1935
 The Act provided  for the establishment of an 'All-India Federation' consisting of the Provinces  and the Princely States as the units.

Indian Independence Act of 1947
It declared India as an Independent and Sovereign State