India Act 1784

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The India Act 1784 was a British law that restructured the governance of the East India Company and placed its political administration in India under closer control of the British government.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Pitt's India Act 1784 6
Regulating Act 1773 2
Pitt India Act 1

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
British statute
appliesToJurisdiction British India
British East India Company
surface form: East India Company territories in India
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
definesRoleOf Board of Control
Council of the Governor-General
Governor-General of Bengal
distinguishesBetween commercial functions of the East India Company
political and territorial functions of the East India Company
establishes Board of Control
follows India Act 1784 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Regulating Act 1773
grantsPowerTo Board of Control
British government over Indian political affairs
hasAlternativeName India Act 1784
surface form: Pitt India Act

India Act 1784
surface form: Pitt's India Act
hasEffectOn administrative structure of British India
constitutional development of British rule in India
hasSubject British East India Company
surface form: East India Company
historicalPeriod late 18th century
introducedBy William Pitt the Younger
languageOfWork English
legalStatus repealed
legislativeBody Parliament of Great Britain
limitsPowerOf East India Company directors in political matters
mainPurpose to establish dual control of Indian affairs between the British government and the East India Company
to place the political administration of the East India Company in India under closer control of the British government
to reform the governance structure of the East India Company
partOf British colonial policy in India
regulates political administration of the East India Company in India
relations between the British government and the East India Company
relatedTo Charter Act 1793
Government of India Act 1858
strengthensAuthorityOf British Crown over Indian administration
Governor-General of Bengal
subjectHasRole key step in transferring political control in India from a trading company to the British state
typeOfRegulation colonial governance reform

Referenced by (12)

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Board of Control createdBy India Act 1784
this entity surface form: Pitt's India Act 1784
Cornwallis Code in India follows India Act 1784
subject surface form: Cornwallis Code
this entity surface form: Pitt's India Act 1784
India Act 1784 follows India Act 1784 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Regulating Act 1773
India Act 1784 hasAlternativeName India Act 1784
this entity surface form: Pitt's India Act
India Act 1784 hasAlternativeName India Act 1784
this entity surface form: Pitt India Act
this entity surface form: Pitt's India Act 1784
William Pitt the Younger notableWork India Act 1784
Court of Directors regulatedBy India Act 1784
this entity surface form: Pitt's India Act 1784
Company rule in India significantEvent India Act 1784
this entity surface form: Pitt's India Act 1784
EIC subjectTo India Act 1784
this entity surface form: Regulating Act 1773
this entity surface form: Pitt's India Act 1784