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Government of India Act, 1854 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Government of India Act, 1915-1919

State: Central

Year: 1854

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT, 1915-191 Preamble2 An Act to consolidate enactments relating to the government of India. whereas it is the declared policy of Parliament to provide for the increasing association of Indians in every branch of Indian administration, and for the gradual development of self-governing institutions, with a view to the progressive realisation of responsible government in British India as an integral part of the empire: AND WHEREAS progress in giving effect to this policy can only be achieved by successive stages, and it is expedient that substantial steps in this direction should now be taken: AND WHEREAS the time and manner of each advance can be determined only by Parliament, upon whom responsibility lies for the welfare and advancement of the Indian peoples: AND WHEREAS the action of Parliament in such matters must be guided by the co-operation received from those on whom new opportunities of service will be conferred, and by the extent to which it is found that confidence con be reposed in their sense of responsibility: AND WHEREAS concurrently with the gradual development of self-governing institutions in the provinces of India it is.....

Government of India Act, 1854 [Repealed] Section 4

Title: Governor General May Limit the Extent of the Authority of Governors, Etc.

State: Central

Year: 1854

It shall be lawful for the said Governor General of India in Council, with the like sanction and approbation, from time to time, to declare and limit the extent of the authority of the Governor in Council, Governor, or Lieutenant Governor of Bengal, or of Agra, or the North-West Provinces who is now or may be hereafter appointed

Government of India Act, 1854 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1854

.....Governor of Bengal, or of Agra, or the North-West Provinces, shall be vested in and may be exercised by the Governor General of India in Council; and the Governor General of India shall no longer be the Governor of the said Presidency of Fort William in Bengal. SECTION 06: 6 [Rep. 41 & 42 Vict., c. 79 (S. L. R.):] SECTION 07: MEANING OF INDIA -In the construction of this Act "India" shall be construed to mean the territories for the time being in the possession and under the Government of the East India Company. SECTION 08: CONSTRUCTION -This Act shall 'be read and construed as part of theGovernment of India Act, 1853 Footnotes: 1. See s.3 of the Government of India Act, 1858 (21 & 22 Vict., c. 106), post. 3. See the Government of India Act, 1912 (2 & 3 Geo. 5, c. 6), s.3. Central Bare Acts

Government of India Act, 1854 [Repealed] Section 3

Title: Governor General May Assume the Government of Any Parts of India

State: Central

Year: 1854

.....necessary orders and directions respecting the administration of such part or parts of the said territories or otherwise to provide for the administration thereof: 2Provided always, that no law or regulation in force at any such time as regards any such portion of territory shall be altered or repealed except by law or regulation made by the Governor General of India in Council. _____________________________ 1. For form of proclamation, see the proclamation in respect of the territories now forming the North West Frontier Province, Gazette of India, 1901, Pt. I, p. 357 and Gazette of India, 1907 p. 575. 2. The Government of India Act, 1912 (2 & 3 Geo. 5, c. 6), Section 3.

Government of India Act, 1854 [Repealed] Complete Act

Title: Government of India Act, 1854 [Repealed]

State: Central

Year: 1854

Preamble1 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT, 1854 Section1 - Section 1 Section2 - Section 2 Section3 - Governor General may assume the government of any parts of India Section4 - Governor General may limit the extent of the authority of Governors, etc. Section5 - Powers as to Presidency of Fort William in Bengal not transferred to Governor, etc., of Bengal, Agra or North-West Provinces, vested in Governor General of India in Councils Section6 - Section 6 Section7 - Meaning of India Section8 - Construction Repealing Act1 - GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT, 1915-1919