Government of India Act 1935

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The Government of India Act 1935 was a major constitutional reform enacted by the British Parliament that restructured the governance of British India by introducing provincial autonomy and laying much of the groundwork for India’s later federal system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
colonial legislation ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
abolishedConcept dyarchy in the provinces ⓘ
cameIntoForce 1937-04-01 ⓘ
countryOfJurisdiction British India ⓘ
criticizedFor complex and cumbersome federal scheme ⓘ
continuation of communal electorates ⓘ
retaining extensive powers for the British Governor-General ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
federalPartCameIntoForce no ⓘ
federalSchemeImplemented partially ⓘ
historicalSignificance laid groundwork for India’s later federal system ⓘ
largest and most comprehensive constitutional reform of British rule in India ⓘ
increasedFranchise expanded number of Indian voters ⓘ
influenced Constitution of India ⓘ
Constitution of Pakistan 1956 ⓘ
influencedAspectOfIndianConstitution distribution of legislative powers ⓘ
emergency provisions ⓘ
federal structure ⓘ
office and powers of governors ⓘ
public service commissions ⓘ
inspiredBy Round Table Conferences ⓘ
Simon Commission Report ⓘ
linked to: Simon Commission
introducedConcept dyarchy at the centre ⓘ
federal structure for India ⓘ
provincial autonomy ⓘ
legalStatusInIndiaAfter1947 served as interim constitution of India until 1950 ⓘ
legalStatusInPakistanAfter1947 served as interim constitution of Pakistan until 1956 ⓘ
longTitle An Act to make further provision for the Government of India ⓘ
predecessor Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
primaryPurpose to introduce provincial autonomy in British India ⓘ
to provide a framework for an all-India federation ⓘ
to reform the constitutional structure of British India ⓘ
providedFor Concurrent List ⓘ
Council of State at the centre ⓘ
linked to: Council of State

Federal Assembly at the centre ⓘ
Federal List ⓘ
Provincial List ⓘ
bicameral federal legislature ⓘ
bicameral legislatures in some provinces ⓘ
communal representation ⓘ
division of powers between centre and provinces ⓘ
establishment of a Federal Court of India ⓘ
establishment of a Federation of India ⓘ
establishment of a Reserve Bank of India ⓘ
instrument of instructions for governors and governor-general ⓘ
safeguards and special responsibilities for the Governor-General ⓘ
separate electorates for different communities ⓘ
separate lists of subjects for centre and provinces ⓘ
special powers for provincial governors ⓘ
repealed yes ⓘ
repealedBy Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947 ⓘ
royalAssentDate 1935-07-24 ⓘ
shortName Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
successor Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
yearEnacted 1935 ⓘ

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British India → notableEvent → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Government of India Act 1919 → supersededBy → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Government of India Act 1935 → shortName → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Indian Independence Act 1947 → relatedTo → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Montford Reforms → followedBy → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Simon Commission → resultedIn → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Dominion of India → constitutionInForce → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Council of State (British India) → relatedLegalInstrument → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
subject linked to: Council of State
Legislative Assembly (British India) → relatedTo → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
subject linked to: Legislative Assembly
Constitution of India → inspiredBy → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood → notableWork → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
subject linked to: Sir Samuel Hoare
Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947 → replaced → Government of India Act 1935 (as applied to Pakistan) ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1935
Governor-General of Pakistan → constitutingInstrument → Government of India Act 1935 (as adapted for Pakistan) ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1935
Legislative Council of the United Provinces → follows → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Constitution of Pakistan 1956 → precededBy → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Government of Burma Act 1935 → relatedTo → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Council of India → dissolvedBy → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Indian Councils Act 1861 → relatedTo → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
High Courts of India → establishedUnder → Government of India Act 1935 (for several pre-Constitution High Courts) ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1935
Bombay Legislative Assembly → establishedUnder → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Act of the Imperial Legislative Council → hasAuthorityFrom → Government of India Act framework ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1935
Provincial Assembly of Sindh → establishedBy → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Instrument of Accession → definedIn → Government of India Act 1935 as adapted ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1935
Federal Court of India → establishedBy → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Federal Court of India → constitutionalBasis → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Government of British India → significantEvent → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Government of British India → legalBasis → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Provincial Legislature of the United Provinces → follows → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
British government delegates → influenced → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Constitution of Pakistan 1962 → replaced → Government of India Act 1935 as adapted (in practice, via 1956 Constitution) ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1935
British policies in India → legalBasis → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
British colonial authorities in India → significantEvent → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Government of Punjab, Pakistan → establishedUnder → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Muslims of British India → affectedBy → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Chief Minister of Bengal → basedOn → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Premier of Madras Presidency → reformedBy → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India → influencedBy → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Government of Madras Presidency → follows → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Premier of Bengal (British India) → officeCreatedUnder → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Government of India Acts → notableAct → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Fazlul Huq ministry in Bengal → legalBasis → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
First cabinet of West Bengal → constitutionalBasis → Government of India Act 1935 as adapted ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1935
Bengal Legislative Assembly → legalBasis → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
office of Governor-General of Pakistan → constitutingInstrument → Government of India Act 1935 as adapted for Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Government of India Act 1935
Late modern period in India → significantEvent → Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ