East India Company Act 1773

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/East_India_Company_Act_1773
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Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Bombay_Presidency
gptkb:Bengal_Presidency
gptkb:Madras_Presidency
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Regulating_Act_1773
gptkbp:appliesTo British territories in India
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1773
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:establishedCouncil Executive Council of four members
gptkbp:establishedOffice gptkb:Governor-General_of_Bengal
gptkbp:firstGovernorGeneralOfBengal gptkb:Warren_Hastings
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:East_India_Company_Act_1784
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label East India Company Act 1773
gptkbp:location gptkb:London
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:East_India_Company_Act_1767
gptkbp:prohibits acceptance of gifts by Company officials
private trade by Company officials
gptkbp:purpose establish British government control in India
regulate the affairs of the East India Company
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:East_India_Company
gptkbp:significance first step towards centralised administration in India
first attempt to regulate East India Company by British government
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:13_Geo._3._c._44
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6