Government of India Act 1858 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Government of India Act 1858 [1] Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act for the better Government of India Citation 21 & 22 Vict. c. 106 Dates Royal assent 2 August 1858 Commencement 1 November 1858 The Government of India Act 1858 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (21 & 22 Vict. c. 106) passed on August 2, 1858. Its provisions called for the liquidation of the British East India Company (who had up to this point been ruling British India under the auspices of Parliament) and the transference of its functions to the British Crown . [2] Lord Palmerston , then- Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , introduced a bill for the transfer of control of the Government of India from the East India Company to the Crown, referring to the grave defects in the existing system of the government of India. Contents 1 History 2 Provis...
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