Important Acts


The Govt. of India Act	Gave assurance that there would be no more territorial possessions. Titles were
1858	bestowed on many princes & the right of adoption was accepted. No

	interference in religious matters.
The Indian Council	Provided that there was no difference between the central & provincial
Act 1861	subjects. The number of additional members in the council was fixed between
	four to eight. The Act also provided the Madras & Bombay governments the
	right to make laws.
Morley Minto	The number of members in the Imperial Legislative Council was raised to 69
Reforms 1909	out of which 37 were to be govt nominees & 32 non-govt. The non-govt
	nominees comprised 5 members nominated by the governor general & 27
	elected members (13 represented Maharajas, 6 land lords, 6 muslims & 2
	Chambers of Commerce in Bengal & Bombay).
Montagu-Chelmsford	Setup a bifurcated legislature consisting of two houses ie the Council of States
Reforms 1919.	& the Central Legislative Assembly, in place of former Imperial Coucil
	consisting of only one house. Some of the functions of the Secretary of State
	were taken from him & given to the high commissioner for Inida who was to
	be appointed & paid by the government of India. For the first time the King’s
	Council was established. The ambit of communal electorates was exapned to
	give representation to the Sikhs, Anglo Indians, Europeans & Christians
	alongwith the Muslims. The representation of Indians was increased in both
	the central as well as provincial legislatures.
Govt of India Act	Contained 451 articles. It was to have two chambers, the council of state & the
1935	federal assembly. The Indian council was abolished. Expanded communal
	representation. Decided to establish a federation of India consisting of
	Governor’s provinces & princely states. It was compulsory for the governor’s
	provinces to accede to the proposed federation, whereas in the case of princely
	states, it was voluntary. All constituent parts of the federation were to have full
	interinal autonomy. To implement the act it was proposed to establish a federal
	executive & a federal legislature. Under the act, dyarchy in the provinces
	earlier established by the act of 1919 was replaced by Provincial Autonomy.
	The distinction between reserved subjects & transferred subjects was
	abolished. Burma was separated from India. The governor was not bound to
	accept the advice of council of ministers.

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