Government of India Act 1915

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The Government of India Act 1915 was a consolidating statute of the British Parliament that reorganized and codified existing laws relating to the governance and administration of British India.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
appliesTo Council of India ⓘ
Governor-General of India ⓘ
linked to: Governor-General

provincial governments in British India ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction British India ⓘ
consolidated Government of India Act 1858 ⓘ
Indian Councils Act 1861 ⓘ
Indian Councils Act 1892 ⓘ
Indian Councils Act 1909 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dateEnacted 1915 ⓘ
effect provided a single reference statute for the constitutional framework of British India ⓘ
standardized earlier fragmented legislation on Indian governance ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
followedBy Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms ⓘ
governingBodyRegulated Government of India ⓘ
Secretary of State for India in Council ⓘ
hasLegalSuccessor Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
historicalPeriod British Raj ⓘ
linked to: British India
influenced later constitutional developments in British India ⓘ
inForceIn British India ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legalDomain colonial administration law ⓘ
constitutional law of British India ⓘ
legalForm statute ⓘ
legalStatus repealed ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
partOf British imperial legislation on India ⓘ
predecessor Government of India Act 1858 ⓘ
Indian Councils Act 1861 ⓘ
Indian Councils Act 1892 ⓘ
Indian Councils Act 1909 ⓘ
purpose to codify laws concerning the governance and administration of British India ⓘ
to consolidate existing enactments relating to the government of British India ⓘ
region Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
regulates composition and functions of the Council of India ⓘ
legislative councils in British India ⓘ
powers of the Governor-General of India ⓘ
relations between the Secretary of State for India and the Government of India ⓘ
replacedBy Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
shortDescription consolidating statute on governance and administration of British India ⓘ
subjectMatter colonial governance ⓘ
division of powers between British authorities and Indian administration ⓘ
public administration ⓘ
temporalCoverageStart 1915 ⓘ
typeOfLaw primary legislation ⓘ

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Government of India Act 1912 → precedes → Government of India Act 1915 ⓘ