Government of India Act

The term Government of India Act refers to any one of a series of Acts passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom to regulate the government of British India, in particular:

• Government of India Act 1833 (also known as the "Charter Act"), which created the post of Governor-General of India
• Government of India Act 1858, under which the British government took over control of India from the East India Company, following the rebellion against British rule (mutiny) of 1857
• Government of India Act 1915, a consolidation into a single Act of most of the existing Acts of Parliament concerning Indian government
• Government of India Act 1919
• Government of India Act 1935, which despite never being fully implemented, served as part of the constitutional basis of India and Pakistan for the initial period after the Partition

See also

• Indian Councils Act 1909

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