India Acts
India ActsBritish parliamentary Acts for the government of India. The Act for the Better Government of India ( 1858 ) replaced rule by the English East India Company by that of the crown. The viceroy would be assisted by a Council, which from 1861 was to have Indian as well as European members. The India Act ( 1909 ) allowed Indians a share in the work of legislative councils ( Morley-Minto Reforms ). The Government of India Act ( 1919 ) following the Montagu-Chelmsford Proposals , established a two-chamber legislature at the centre, enlarged provincial legislatures, and gave both an elected majority. Central government remained under the control of the viceroy's Executive Council, but in the provinces a measure of self-government was...
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