Act of the Imperial Legislative Council

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The Act of the Imperial Legislative Council was a type of formal statute enacted by the British colonial legislature in India, giving legal force to policies across the British Indian Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial legislation ⓘ
law of British India ⓘ
type of statute ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction British India ⓘ
British Indian Empire ⓘ
linked to: British India
basedOn Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfOrigin British India ⓘ
enactedBy Imperial Legislative Council ⓘ
enforcedBy colonial courts in British India ⓘ
executive authorities in British India ⓘ
followsLegalTradition common law ⓘ
hasAuthorityFrom British Crown ⓘ
Government of India Act framework ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
vernacular languages of British India ⓘ
hasLegalEffect binding law throughout British India ⓘ
can repeal or amend earlier colonial laws ⓘ
creates rights and obligations ⓘ
hasLegalForm statute ⓘ
hasPart preamble ⓘ
schedules ⓘ
sections ⓘ
influenced post-independence Indian statutory law ⓘ
influencedBy British imperial policy ⓘ
administrative needs of the British Raj ⓘ
legalSystem British Indian legal system ⓘ
precedes Acts of the Central Legislative Assembly of India ⓘ
promulgatedBy Governor-General of India ⓘ
linked to: Viceroy of India

Viceroy of India ⓘ
regulates administration of British India ⓘ
civil law in British India ⓘ
commercial activities in British India ⓘ
criminal law in British India ⓘ
education policy in British India ⓘ
infrastructure and public works in British India ⓘ
judicial organization in British India ⓘ
police powers in British India ⓘ
public administration in British India ⓘ
public order in British India ⓘ
revenue and taxation in British India ⓘ
subjectOf colonial legal history of India ⓘ
timePeriod British colonial period in India ⓘ
linked to: British India
usedFor codifying regulations in British India ⓘ
granting powers to colonial officials ⓘ
implementing colonial policies in India ⓘ
imposing obligations on residents of British India ⓘ

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Rowlatt Act → legalForm → Act of the Imperial Legislative Council ⓘ
Acts of the Central Legislative Assembly of India → follows → Acts of the Imperial Legislative Council of India ⓘ
linked to: Act of the Imperial Legislative Council