Indian Independence Act 1947

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The Indian Independence Act 1947 was a landmark Act of the British Parliament that ended colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent by creating the independent dominions of India and Pakistan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
appliesTo Dominion of India ⓘ
Dominion of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Pakistan
associatedWith Indian independence movement ⓘ
Lord Louis Mountbatten ⓘ
cameIntoForce 1947-08-15 ⓘ
chapterNumber 30 & 31 Geo 6 c. 30 ⓘ
classifiedAs landmark legislation ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createdDominion Dominion of India ⓘ
Dominion of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Pakistan
createdState India ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
dateEnacted 1947-07-18 ⓘ
endedColonialRuleOver British India ⓘ
historicalPeriod end of British Raj ⓘ
impact reshaped political map of South Asia ⓘ
introducedBy Prime Minister Clement Attlee ⓘ
linked to: Clement Attlee
languageOfDocument English ⓘ
legalEffect ended applicability of the title Emperor of India ⓘ
provided interim constitutional framework for India ⓘ
provided interim constitutional framework for Pakistan ⓘ
recognized India as an independent Dominion within the British Commonwealth ⓘ
recognized Pakistan as an independent Dominion within the British Commonwealth ⓘ
terminated legislative powers of the British Parliament over India and Pakistan ⓘ
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
longTitle An Act to make provision for the setting up in India of two independent Dominions, to substitute other provisions for certain provisions of the Government of India Act, 1935, which apply outside those Dominions, and to provide for other matters consequential on or connected with the setting up of those Dominions ⓘ
providedFor appointment of Governors-General for India and Pakistan ⓘ
continuance of existing laws until altered by the new Dominions ⓘ
division of assets between India and Pakistan ⓘ
establishment of Constituent Assemblies in India and Pakistan ⓘ
lapse of paramountcy over princely states ⓘ
partition of British India ⓘ
termination of suzerainty of the British Crown over Indian States ⓘ
transfer of legislative authority to the Constituent Assemblies ⓘ
reducedSovereigntyOf British Crown in India ⓘ
linked to: British Crown
relatedTo Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Mountbatten Plan ⓘ
linked to: Partition of India

Partition of India ⓘ
repealedBy Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 ⓘ
royalAssent 1947-07-18 ⓘ
shortTitle Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
status repealed ⓘ
subjectMatter constitutional transition ⓘ
creation of new states ⓘ
decolonization ⓘ
territorialExtent British India ⓘ
year 1947 ⓘ

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British India → dissolutionCause → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Indian independence movement → endCause → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Emperor of India → abolishedFollowing → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Government of India Act 1935 → repealedBy → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Government of India Act 1935 → successor → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Attlee government → implementedPolicy → Independence of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Indian Independence Act 1947
Independence Day (India) → follows → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
subject linked to: Independence Day
Independence Day (India) → follows → Mountbatten Plan ⓘ
subject linked to: Independence Day
linked to: Indian Independence Act 1947
Partition of India → cause → Mountbatten Plan ⓘ
linked to: Indian Independence Act 1947
Partition of India → legalBasis → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Indian Independence Act 1947 → shortTitle → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Indian Independence Act 1947 → longTitle → An Act to make provision for the setting up in India of two independent Dominions, to substitute other provisions for certain provisions of the Government of India Act, 1935, which apply outside those Dominions, and to provide for other matters consequential on or connected with the setting up of those Dominions ⓘ
linked to: Indian Independence Act 1947
Dominion of India → independenceEvent → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Dominion of India → legalBasis → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Governor-General of Pakistan → constitutingInstrument → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Independence Day (India) → relatedTo → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Ceylon Independence Act 1947 → relatedTo → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Kashmir conflict → relatedToEvent → Independence of India ⓘ
linked to: Indian Independence Act 1947
Independence Day of Pakistan → basedOn → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Radcliffe Line → legalBasis → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
India–United Kingdom relations → hasHistoricalEvent → Indian independence in 1947 ⓘ
linked to: Indian Independence Act 1947
Indian nationalism → hasKeyEvent → Indian Independence 1947 ⓘ
linked to: Indian Independence Act 1947
Instrument of Accession → createdUnder → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Chief Minister of West Bengal → officeCreatedInContextOf → Independence of India ⓘ
linked to: Indian Independence Act 1947
Empress of India → usedUntil → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
subject linked to: title Empress of India
Partition of Bengal 1947 → hasCause → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
World War II aftermath in Asia → hasKeyEvent → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Boundary Commissions for Punjab and Bengal → authorizedBy → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Radcliffe Award → relatedEvent → Independence of India ⓘ
linked to: Indian Independence Act 1947
Merger Agreement → basedOn → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
British colonial authorities in India → significantEvent → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Wavell Plan → relatedTo → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Mountbatten Plan → followedBy → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Mountbatten Plan → legalBasisFor → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Palanpur Agency → existedBefore → Independence of India ⓘ
linked to: Indian Independence Act 1947
Saurashtra State Legislative Assembly → establishedAfter → Independence of India ⓘ
linked to: Indian Independence Act 1947
Radcliffe Commission → legalBasis → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Government of India Acts → followedBy → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
First cabinet of West Bengal → formedAfterEvent → Independence of India ⓘ
linked to: Indian Independence Act 1947
Jaipur rupee → usedBeforeEvent → Independence of India ⓘ
linked to: Indian Independence Act 1947
Late modern period in India → significantEvent → Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ