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
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constitutional law → |
| appliesTo |
Dominion of India
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Pakistan →
surface form:
Dominion of Pakistan
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| associatedWith |
Indian independence movement
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Lord Louis Mountbatten → |
| cameIntoForce | 1947-08-15 → |
| chapterNumber | 30 & 31 Geo 6 c. 30 → |
| classifiedAs | landmark legislation → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| createdDominion |
Dominion of India
→
Pakistan →
surface form:
Dominion of Pakistan
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| createdState |
India
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Pakistan → |
| dateEnacted | 1947-07-18 → |
| endedColonialRuleOver | British India → |
| historicalPeriod | end of British Raj → |
| impact | reshaped political map of South Asia → |
| introducedBy |
Clement Attlee
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surface form:
Prime Minister Clement Attlee
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| languageOfDocument | English → |
| legalEffect |
ended applicability of the title Emperor of India
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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 |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| longTitle |
Indian Independence Act 1947
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surface form:
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
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| providedFor |
appointment of Governors-General for India and Pakistan
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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
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surface form:
British Crown in India
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| relatedTo |
Government of India Act 1935
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Partition of India →
surface form:
Mountbatten Plan
Partition of India → |
| repealedBy | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 → |
| royalAssent | 1947-07-18 → |
| shortTitle | Indian Independence Act 1947 self-link → |
| status | repealed → |
| subjectMatter |
constitutional transition
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creation of new states → decolonization → |
| territorialExtent | British India → |
| year | 1947 → |
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this entity surface form:
Mountbatten Plan
subject surface form:
Independence Day (India)
subject surface form:
Independence Day (India)
this entity surface form:
Mountbatten Plan
this entity surface form:
Indian independence in 1947
this entity surface form:
Indian Independence 1947
this entity surface form:
Independence of Pakistan
this entity surface form:
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
this entity surface form:
Independence of India