Governor’s Council of Bombay Presidency

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The Governor’s Council of Bombay Presidency was the colonial-era executive body that assisted the British Governor in administering the Bombay Presidency before the establishment of more representative legislative institutions.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf British Indian administrative body
colonial executive council
appliesToJurisdiction Bombay Presidency
territories under Bombay Presidency including parts of present-day Gujarat
territories under Bombay Presidency including parts of present-day Karnataka
territories under Bombay Presidency including parts of present-day Maharashtra
territories under Bombay Presidency including parts of present-day Pakistan
territories under Bombay Presidency including parts of present-day Sindh
country British India
followedBy more representative legislative institutions in Bombay Presidency
governingBodyOf Bombay Presidency
governs colonial subjects in Bombay Presidency
hasAuthorityOver judicial administration at presidency level
police administration at presidency level
presidency-level departments of government
public works in Bombay Presidency
revenue collection in Bombay Presidency
hasFunction centralized colonial control over Bombay Presidency
coordination of presidency-wide policy
implementation of directives from Governor-General’s Council
preparation of regulations and orders for the Presidency
hasHeadOfGovernment Governor of Bombay
hasHistoricalPeriod British colonial period in India
hasInfluenceOn economic policy in Bombay Presidency
land revenue systems in Bombay Presidency
legal and judicial reforms in Bombay Presidency
hasJurisdictionOver colonial municipalities and districts within Bombay Presidency
hasLegalForm executive council under British Indian constitutional arrangements
hasPart Governor’s secretariat
executive councillors
hasRole advising the Governor of Bombay on administration
assisting in legislative and regulatory measures before representative councils
assisting the Governor of Bombay in executive functions
implementing policies of the British colonial government
overseeing civil administration of Bombay Presidency
supervising law and order in Bombay Presidency
supervising revenue administration in Bombay Presidency
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bombay
Bombay Castle (historical seat of government)
partOf Bombay Presidency administration
British Raj
Government of Bombay Presidency
replacedBy more representative provincial legislative and executive institutions in Bombay Presidency
subordinateTo British Government in London
Governor-General’s Council in India
usedLanguage English
colonial administrative English

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bombay Legislative Council
followed

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