East India Company Act 1784

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:affects gptkb:East_India_Company
gptkb:British_Government
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Pitt's_India_Act
gptkbp:category gptkb:British_India_Acts
1784 in law
gptkbp:country gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1784
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:established gptkb:Board_of_Control
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label East India Company Act 1784
gptkbp:mainProvision dual control of British possessions in India
increased British government oversight
required all civil, military, and revenue matters to be reported to the British government
reduced the powers of the Governor-General in Council
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkbp:purpose to improve the administration of the East India Company
to address the shortcomings of the Regulating Act 1773
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Charter_Act_1813
gptkb:Regulating_Act_1773
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Regulating_Act_1773
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6