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Government of India Act, 1800 [Repealed] Section 1

Title: The Court Directors May Appoint What Parts of the Territorial Acquisitions, Revenues, Etc., Shall Be Subject to Cither and Which of their Presidencies Subject to the Control of the Commissioners for the Affairs of India

State: Central

Year: 1800

.....of Fort William in Bengal, and from time to time, as occasion may require, to revoke and alter in the whole or in part such appointment, and to make such new distribution of the same as to them shall seem fit and expedient, subject nevertheless in all cases to the superintendence, direction and control of the commissioners for the Affairs of India, in like manner as any acts or order of the said court of directors are now by law subject; and all such territorial acquisitions, and the revenues arising therefrom and the establishment of civil servants connected therewith, shall from and after the time, and subject as to such time to the conditions and limitations to be by the said court of directors limited and appointed for such purposes respectively, be to all intents and purposes whatsoever annexed to and made subject to such presidency, and to the court or courts of judicature established or to be established therein respectively.

Government of India Act, 1800 [Repealed] Section 12

Title: Section 12

State: Central

Year: 1800

.....shall continue to be assembled, as such governor general or governor might or would have had in case such governor general or governor were himself actually present at such council: Provided nevertheless that no act of any council so held shall be valid to any effect whatsoever unless the same shall be signed by such governor general or governor respectively, if such governor general of governor shall at the time be resident at the presidency at which such council shall be so assembled, and shall not be prevented by such indisposition from signing the same : Provided always, that in case such governor general or governor, not being so prevented as aforesaid, shall decline or refuse to sign such act of council he and the several members of the council who shall have signed the same shall mutually exchange with and communicate in writing to each other the grounds and reasons of their respective opinions, in like manner, and subject to such regulations and ultimate responsibility of such governor general or governor respectively, as are by the said Act passed in the thirty-third year of the reign of his present Majesty provided and directed, in cases where such governor general.....

Government of India Act, 1800 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Government of India Act, 1915-1919

State: Central

Year: 1800

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, 1800 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1800

.....under and by virtue of this Act to any such judge or recorder respectively shall cease and be no longer paid, anything herein or in any former Act or Acts contained to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding. Section 10: Rep. 55 and 56 Vict., c. 19 (S. L. R.); rep., also as to B. 1. by 14 of 1870, s. 1 and sch. Section 11: Rep. 55 and 56 Vict., c. 19 (S. L. R.); rep., also as to B. 1. by 14 of 1870, s. 1 and sch. Section 12: If the governor general of Fort William or the governor of Fort St. George or of Bombay snail signify his intended absence from the council, the senior member present shall preside; but no act of such council shall be valid, unless signed by the governor general or governor respectively, if resiaent at the presidency and not presented by indisposition; and if not so prevented and he shall refuse to sign, he and the members who shall have signed shall mutually communicate the grounds of their opinions as directed by 33 George 3, c. 32, in cases where he shall, when present, dis- sent from the council. The governor general, when absent, may nominate a vice-president and deputy governor of fort William.11. Section 12 in so far as it relates to.....

Government of India Act, 1833 [Repealed] Section 48

Title: Quorum of Governor General and Members in Council

State: Central

Year: 1833

Provided always * * *1that all other functions of the said governor general in council may be exercised by the said governor general and one or more ordinary member or members of council, and that in every case of difference of opinion at meetings of the said council where there shall be an equality of voices, the said governor general shall have two votes or the casting vote. __________________________ 1. Enacting words repealed (U.K.), 51 & 52 Vict., c. 57 (S.L.R.).

Government of India Act, 1833 [Repealed] Section 59

Title: The Governors of the Presidencies to Have the Powers and Immunities of the Present Governors of Madras and Bombay, but Not to Make or Suspend Laws or Create Officers, Etc.

State: Central

Year: 1833

.....Saint George and Bombay in their respective councils now have within their respective presidencies; and the governors and members of council of presidencies appointed by or under this Act shall severally have all the rights, powers, and immunities respectively, not in anywise repugnant to this Act, which the governors and members of council of the presidencies of Fort Saint George and Bombay respectively now have in their respective presidencies : Provided that no governor or governor in council shall have the power of making or suspending any regulations or laws in any case whatever, unless in cases of urgent necessity (the burthen of the proof whereof shall be on such governor or governor in council), and then only until the decision of the governor general of India in council shall be signified thereon; and provided also, that no governor or governor in council shall have the power of creating any new office, or granting any salary, gratuity, or allowances, without the previous sanction of the governor general of India in council. ______________________ 1. Enacting words repealed (U.K.), 51&52 Vict., c. 57 (S.L.R.).

Government of India Act, 1833 [Repealed] Section 62

Title: In Case of Vacancy in the Office of Governor General, and No Successor Upon the Spot, the Ordinary Members of Council Next in Rank to Act as Governor General

State: Central

Year: 1833

* * *1 if any vacancy shall hap­pen in the office of governor general of India when no provisional or other successor shall be upon the spot to supply such vacancy, then and in every such case2 the ordinary member of council next in rank to the said governor general shall hold and execute the said office of governor general of India 3 * * * until a successor shall arrive or until some other person on the spot shall be duly appointed thereto; and every such acting governor general shall, during the time of his continuing to act as such, have and exercise all the rights and powers of governor general of India, and shall be entitled to receive the emoluments and advantages appertaining to the office by him supplied, such acting governor general foregoing his salary and allowance of a member of council for the same period. _________________________ 1. Enacting words repealed (U.K.), 51&52 Vict., c. 57 (S.L.R.). 2. The Vice-president appointed under 9 Edw. 7, c. 4, Section. 4, shall be deemed to be such member. 3. The words "and Governor of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal" were repealed by 2&3 Geo. 5, c. 6, Section 4, and Schedule, Part II.

Government of India Act, 1833 [Repealed] Section 63

Title: Provision in Case of a Vacancy in the Office of Governor of Any of the Subordinate Presidencies and No Successor on the Spot

State: Central

Year: 1833

.....said office of secretary, shall hold and execute the said office of governor until a successor shall arrive or until some other person on the spot shall be duly appointed thereto; and every such acting governor shall, during the time of his continuing to act as such, receive and be entitled to the emoluments and advantages appertaining to the office by himsupplicd, such acting gover­nor foregoing all salaries and allowances by him held and enjoyed at the time of his being called to sup­ply such office. _______________________________ 1. The Vice-president appointed under 9 Edw. 7, c. 4, Section 4, shall be deemed to be such member. 2. Enacting words repealed, 51&52 Vict., c. 57. 3. Matter not given.

Government of India Act, 1833 [Repealed] Section 65

Title: The Governor General in Council to Have Control over the Presidencies

State: Central

Year: 1833

* * *1 the said governor general in council shall have and beinvested by virtue of this Act with full power and authority to superintend andcontrol the governor and governors in council of Fort William in Bengal, Fort Saint George, Bombay and Agra, in all points relating tothe civil or military administration of the said presidencies respectively,and the said governors and governors in council shall be bound to obey such orders andinstructions of the said governor general in council in all cases whatsoever. ________________________ 1. Enacting words repealed, 51&52 Vict., c. 57.

Government of India Act, 1833 [Repealed] Section 80

Title: Disobedience of Orders & Breach of Trust by Officers or Servants or the Company in India, Misdemeanors

State: Central

Year: 1833

* * *1 every wilful disobeying, and every wilful omitting,forbearing, or neglecting to execute the orders or instructions of the said court ofdirectors by any governor general of India, governor, member of council, or commander in chief,or by any other of the officers or servants of the said company, unless in cases ofnecessity (the burthen of the proof of which necessity shall be on theperson so disobeying or omitting, forbearing or neglecting, to execute such orders orinstructions as aforesaid), and every wilful breach of the trust and duty ofany office or employment by any such governor general, governor, member of council, or commander in chief,or any of the officers or servants of the said company, shall be deemedand taken to be a misdemeanor at law, and shall or may be proceeded against andpunished as such by virtue of this Act. ___________________________ 1. Enacting words repealed (U.K.), 51&52 Vict., c. 57 (S.L.R.).