Indian Independence Act 1947

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Indian_Independence_Act_1947

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Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:abolished	gptkb:Office_of_Secretary_of_State_for_India British suzerainty over princely states
gptkbp:affectedArea	gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:allowedPrincelyStatesTo	accede to India or Pakistan remain independent
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Indian_independence_movement gptkb:Acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_concerning_India 1947 in British India 1947 in law
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:10_&_11_Geo_6_c._30
gptkbp:created	gptkb:Dominion_of_Pakistan gptkb:Dominion_of_India
gptkbp:dividedProvince	gptkb:Bengal gptkb:Punjab
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce	15 August 1947
gptkbp:grantedIndependenceTo	gptkb:India gptkb:Pakistan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Indian Independence Act 1947
gptkbp:introduced	gptkb:Clement_Attlee
gptkbp:longTitle	An Act to make provision for the setting up in India of two independent Dominions and to provide for the governance thereof and for matters connected therewith.
gptkbp:passedBy	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:providesFor	Division of armed forces Division of assets between India and Pakistan Division of central treasury Division of civil services Division of government property Division of public debt Division of railways Division of records Governor-General for each Dominion Legislatures for each Dominion
gptkbp:purpose	gptkb:Partition_of_British_India Establishment of India and Pakistan as independent dominions
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent	18 July 1947
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Partition_of_India End of British rule in India
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Government_of_India_Act_1935 gptkb:Mountbatten_Plan
gptkbp:repealedBy	gptkb:Statute_Law_(Repeals)_Act_1973
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:British_Raj
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4