Charter Acts of the British Parliament

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Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom British legislation series of Acts of Parliament

The Charter Acts of the British Parliament were a series of laws passed between 1793 and 1853 that regulated and gradually curtailed the East India Company's powers, reshaping the governance and administration of British India.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Charter Acts	2
Charter Acts of the British Parliament canonical	1
Charter Acts relating to the East India Company	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ British legislation ⓘ series of Acts of Parliament ⓘ
appliesTo	British India NERFINISHED ⓘ British India NERFINISHED ⓘ British India NERFINISHED ⓘ East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
effect	allocation of funds for education in India ⓘ centralization of legislative power in Governor-General of India in Council ⓘ confirmation of East India Company trade monopoly with India ⓘ curtailment of East India Company powers ⓘ designation of Governor-General of Bengal as Governor-General of India ⓘ end of East India Company trade monopoly with China ⓘ end of East India Company trade monopoly with India except tea and China trade ⓘ expansion of Crown control over Indian administration ⓘ expansion of legislative council with additional members ⓘ further reduction of East India Company autonomy in India ⓘ increased control of British government over East India Company ⓘ introduction of open competitive examinations for Indian Civil Service ⓘ opening of Indian trade to private British merchants ⓘ prohibition of discrimination in public employment on grounds of religion or race ⓘ provision for Christian missionaries to work in British India ⓘ provision for a Law Commission for India ⓘ renewal of East India Company charter for 20 years ⓘ renewal of East India Company charter for 20 years ⓘ renewal of East India Company governance without fixed time limit ⓘ separation of legislative and executive functions of Governor-General’s Council ⓘ transformation of East India Company into an administrative body ⓘ
enactmentYear	1793 ⓘ 1813 ⓘ 1833 ⓘ 1853 ⓘ
endTime	1853 ⓘ
followedBy	Government of India Act 1858 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Charter Act 1793 NERFINISHED ⓘ Charter Act 1813 NERFINISHED ⓘ Charter Act 1833 NERFINISHED ⓘ Charter Act 1853 NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalContext	British colonial rule in India ⓘ
legislativeBody	Parliament of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	regulation of the East India Company ⓘ restructuring of governance in British India ⓘ
startTime	1793 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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Governors of East India Company presidencies → legalBasis → Charter Acts of the British Parliament ⓘ

Commissioners for the Affairs of India → reformedBy → Charter Acts of the British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Charter Acts relating to the East India Company

Saint Helena Act 1833 → relatedTo → Charter Acts of the British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Charter Acts

British policies in India → legalBasis → Charter Acts of the British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Charter Acts