Charter Act 1853
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The Charter Act 1853 was a British law that restructured the administration of India by the British East India Company, notably reforming the Governor-General’s council and paving the way for more direct Crown control.
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| Charter Act of 1853 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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British colonial law ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
British India
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Territories administered by the East India Company ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
a major constitutional reform in British India
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a step towards direct Crown rule in India ⓘ |
| concerns |
British East India Company
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Viceroy of India ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of India
Council of the Governor-General ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General’s Council
Indian civil service ⓘ Legislative Council of Bihar and Orissa ⓘ
surface form:
Legislative Council of India
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| effect |
contributed to the later transfer of power to the British Crown under the Government of India Act 1858
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increased British Crown oversight over Indian administration ⓘ paved the way for competitive examinations for the Indian civil service ⓘ prepared the ground for the end of Company rule in India ⓘ reduced the East India Company’s commercial character and emphasized its administrative role ⓘ renewed the East India Company’s rule in India without fixing a definite time limit ⓘ strengthened the legislative machinery in India ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| followedBy | Government of India Act 1858 ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName |
Charter Act 1853
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surface form:
Charter Act of 1853
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| historicalPeriod |
British India
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surface form:
British Raj (pre-1858 Company rule phase)
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| introduced |
additional legislative members to the Governor-General’s Council
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open competitive examination principle for civil service recruitment ⓘ separate legislative council for India ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
administrative law
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constitutional law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| limited | patronage-based appointments in the Indian civil service ⓘ |
| partOf | series of East India Company Charter Acts ⓘ |
| predecessor | Charter Act 1833 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to introduce a more open system of recruitment to the Indian civil service
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to reform the Governor-General’s Council ⓘ to renew the charter of the British East India Company ⓘ to reorganize the administration of British India ⓘ to separate legislative and executive functions of the Governor-General’s Council ⓘ |
| reformed |
Council of the Governor-General
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surface form:
Governor-General’s Council
Legislative Council of Bihar and Orissa ⓘ
surface form:
Legislative Council of India
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| regionAffected |
Bengal Presidency
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Bombay Presidency ⓘ Madras Presidency ⓘ North-Western Provinces ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
colonial administration
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imperial governance ⓘ public administration reform in India ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1853 ⓘ |
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Charter Act of 1853