India Act 1784

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The India Act 1784 was a British law that restructured the governance of the East India Company and placed its political administration in India under closer control of the British government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
British statute
appliesToJurisdiction British India
East India Company territories in India
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
definesRoleOf Board of Control
Council of the Governor-General
Governor-General of Bengal
distinguishesBetween commercial functions of the East India Company
political and territorial functions of the East India Company
establishes Board of Control
follows Regulating Act 1773
linked to: India Act 1784
grantsPowerTo Board of Control
British government over Indian political affairs
hasAlternativeName Pitt India Act
linked to: India Act 1784

Pitt's India Act
linked to: India Act 1784
hasEffectOn administrative structure of British India
constitutional development of British rule in India
hasSubject East India Company
historicalPeriod late 18th century
introducedBy William Pitt the Younger
languageOfWork English
legalStatus repealed
legislativeBody Parliament of Great Britain
limitsPowerOf East India Company directors in political matters
mainPurpose to establish dual control of Indian affairs between the British government and the East India Company
to place the political administration of the East India Company in India under closer control of the British government
to reform the governance structure of the East India Company
partOf British colonial policy in India
regulates political administration of the East India Company in India
relations between the British government and the East India Company
relatedTo Charter Act 1793
Government of India Act 1858
strengthensAuthorityOf British Crown over Indian administration
Governor-General of Bengal
subjectHasRole key step in transferring political control in India from a trading company to the British state
typeOfRegulation colonial governance reform

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William Pitt the Younger notableWork India Act 1784
British East India Company subjectToRegulationBy Regulating Act 1773
linked to: India Act 1784
British East India Company subjectToRegulationBy Pitt's India Act 1784
linked to: India Act 1784
India Act 1784 hasAlternativeName Pitt's India Act
linked to: India Act 1784
India Act 1784 hasAlternativeName Pitt India Act
linked to: India Act 1784
India Act 1784 follows Regulating Act 1773
linked to: India Act 1784
EIC subjectTo India Act 1784
Court of Directors regulatedBy Pitt's India Act 1784
linked to: India Act 1784
Board of Control createdBy Pitt's India Act 1784
linked to: India Act 1784
Company rule in India significantEvent Pitt's India Act 1784
linked to: India Act 1784
Cornwallis Code follows Pitt's India Act 1784
subject linked to: Cornwallis Code in India
linked to: India Act 1784
Council of the Governor-General legalBasis Pitt's India Act 1784
linked to: India Act 1784
Regulating Act 1773 followedBy Pitt’s India Act 1784
linked to: India Act 1784
Commissioners for the Affairs of India subjectOf Pitt's India Act 1784
linked to: India Act 1784
Commissioners for the Affairs of India createdBy Pitt's India Act 1784
linked to: India Act 1784
Commissioners for the Affairs of India legislativeBasis Pitt's India Act 1784
linked to: India Act 1784
British Raj (Company rule in India) significantEvent Pitt's India Act 1784
linked to: India Act 1784
British Raj (Company rule in India) legalBasis Pitt's India Act 1784
linked to: India Act 1784
British policies in India legalBasis Pitt’s India Act 1784
linked to: India Act 1784