Government of India Act 1833
The Government of India Act 1833 (3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 85), sometimes called the East India Company Act 1833 or the Charter Act 1833, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, later retitled as the Saint Helena Act 1833. It extended the royal charter granted to the East India Company for an additional twenty years, and restructured the governance of British India.
Parliament of the United Kingdom | |
| Long title | An Act for effecting an Arrangement with the East India Company, and for the better Government of His Majesty's Indian Territories, till the Thirtieth Day of April One thousand eight hundred and fifty-four. |
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| Citation | 3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 85 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 28 August 1833 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Government of India Act 1915 (all except section 112) |
Status: Partially repealed | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
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