Council of State (Imperial Legislative Council)
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The Council of State (Imperial Legislative Council) was the upper house of the British Indian legislature, established under the Government of India Act 1919 to advise and legislate on imperial matters alongside the Legislative Assembly.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Council of State (Imperial Legislative Council) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial institution
ⓘ
parliamentary body ⓘ upper house of legislature ⓘ |
| appliesTo | provinces of British India ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| createdBy | Government of India Act 1919 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedInYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1947-08-15 ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| governedBy | rules framed by the Viceroy in Council ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | imperial matters ⓘ |
| hasChamberType | upper house ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
all-India subjects
ⓘ
central subjects ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeFunction |
advisory
ⓘ
law-making ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
elected members
ⓘ
nominated members ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 60 ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advising the Viceroy on legislation
ⓘ
passing bills for British Indian administration ⓘ |
| hasSystem | bicameral legislature of British India ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSuccessor | Parliament of independent India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Government of India Act 1919 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | British Indian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
Council House, New Delhi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Imperial Legislative Council of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian legislature under British rule ⓘ |
| precededBy | Imperial Legislative Council (single-chamber) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Council of State ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
dyarchy in British India ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Constituent Assembly of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Council of States (Rajya Sabha) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | first formal upper chamber in all-India legislature ⓘ |
| startDate | 1921-01-01 ⓘ |
| subjectTo | British Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Viceroy of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | colonial legislature ⓘ |
| votingSystem | indirect election ⓘ |
| worksAlongside | Legislative Assembly (British India) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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