Government of India Act 1858

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The Government of India Act 1858 was a landmark British law that ended East India Company rule and transferred the administration of India directly to the British Crown, inaugurating the British Raj.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
constitutional law
administrativeChange centralized control of Indian affairs in London
reduced autonomy of authorities in India
alsoKnownAs An Act for the Better Government of India
appliesTo territories under the sovereignty of the British Crown in India
cameIntoForce 1858-11-01
category 1858 in British law
Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning India
British rule in India
constitutionalSignificance shifted sovereignty in India from a chartered company to the British state
country United Kingdom
createdBody Council of India
createdOffice Secretary of State for India
effectOnMonarchy made the British monarch the sovereign of British India
followedBy Indian Councils Act 1861
governanceModel imperial centralization under the British Crown
headOfAdministrationDesignated Viceroy of India
historicalContext passed after the Indian Rebellion of 1857
implementedBy British civil service in India
inspired later constitutional reforms in British India
jurisdiction British India
language English
legalStatusOfCompany stripped East India Company of governmental functions
legalSystem English law
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
monarchAtEnactment Queen Victoria
policyChange asserted direct responsibility of the British government for Indian administration
ended the commercial role of the East India Company
providedThat the Governor-General of India would also be styled Viceroy
purpose to transfer the government of India from the East India Company to the British Crown
redefinedTitleOf Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
relatedEvent Proclamation of 1858 by Queen Victoria
replaced rule of the East India Company in India
result beginning of direct Crown rule in India
end of East India Company rule in India
inauguration of the British Raj
royalAssentDate 1858-08-02
scope civil administration of British India
military administration of British India
shortName Government of India Act 1858
symbolicEffect marked formal beginning of the British Raj
transferredPowersFrom Court of Directors of the East India Company
linked to: Court of Directors
transferredPowersTo British Crown
Secretary of State for India
yearEnacted 1858

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British India legalInstrumentCreating Government of India Act 1858
Indian Civil Service legalBasis Government of India Act 1858
Indian Rebellion of 1857 relatedTo Government of India Act 1858
Viceroy of India createdBy Government of India Act 1858
Government of India Act 1858 shortName Government of India Act 1858
Government of India Act 1858 alsoKnownAs An Act for the Better Government of India
linked to: Government of India Act 1858
Government of India Act 1858 relatedEvent Proclamation of 1858 by Queen Victoria
linked to: Government of India Act 1858
Secretary of State for India officeCreatedBy Government of India Act 1858
Doctrine of Lapse endedBy Government of India Act 1858
Doctrine of Lapse endedWhen British Crown took direct control of India in 1858
linked to: Government of India Act 1858
India Act 1784 relatedTo Government of India Act 1858
Court of Directors dissolvedBy Government of India Act 1858
Court of Proprietors dissolvedFollowing Government of India Act 1858
Board of Control dissolutionCause Government of India Act 1858
Charter Act 1853 followedBy Government of India Act 1858
Company rule in India significantEvent Government of India Act 1858
Company rule in India causeOfEnd Government of India Act 1858 transferring power to the British Crown
linked to: Government of India Act 1858
Council of India legalBasis Government of India Act 1858
Indian Councils Act 1861 relatedTo Government of India Act 1858
Lord Canning oversawLegislation Government of India Act 1858
India Office significantEvent Government of India Act 1858
subject linked to: India Office in London
Council of the Governor-General legalBasis Government of India Act 1858
Government of British India significantEvent Government of India Act 1858
Government of British India legalBasis Government of India Act 1858
Governors of East India Company presidencies dissolvedBy Government of India Act 1858
Saint Helena Act 1833 relatedTo Government of India Act 1858
British conquest of India hasKeyEvent Government of India Act 1858
British policies in India legalBasis Government of India Act 1858
Armies of the British East India Company legalBasis Government of India Act 1858
British colonial authorities in India significantEvent Government of India Act 1858