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| Government of India Act 1935 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make further provision for the government of India. |
| Citation | 25 & 26 Geo. 5. c. 42 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 2 August 1935 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Government of India (Reprinting) Act 1935 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to divide the Government of India Act, 1935, into two portions and to make in the wording thereof certain changes which either are consequential on the division or remove minor errors; to provide for the certification, the deposit with the Rolls of Parliament, and the printing, of the said portions as if they were separate Acts of Parliament; to secure that the said portions have effect in lieu of the said Government of India Act, 1935, as from the date of the passing of that Act; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid. |
| Citation | 26 Geo. 5. & 1 Edw. 8. c. 1 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 20 December 1935 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make further provision for the government of India. |
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| Citation | 26 Geo. 5. & 1 Edw. 8. c. 2 |
| Territorial extent | |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 2 August 1935 |
| Commencement | 1 April 1937 |
| Repealed | 26 January 1950 (India) 23 March 1956 (Pakistan and Bangladesh) 19 November 1998 (United Kingdom) |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 (United Kingdom) |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Government of Burma Act 1935 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make further provision for the government of Burma. |
| Citation | 26 Geo. 5. & 1 Edw. 8. c. 3 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 2 August 1935 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Burma Independence Act 1947 |
Status: Repealed | |
| India and Burma (Existing Laws) Act 1937 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to explain and amend sections two hundred and ninety-two and two hundred and ninety-three of the Government of India Act, 1935, and sections one hundred and forty-eight and one hundred and forty-nine of the Government of Burma Act, 1935. |
| Citation | 1 Edw. 8. & 1 Geo. 6. c. 9 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 18 February 1937 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976 |
Status: Repealed | |
The Government of India Act 1935 (25 & 26 Geo. 5. c. 42) was an act passed by the British Parliament that originally received royal assent in August 1935. It was the longest act that the British Parliament ever enacted until the Greater London Authority Act 1999 surpassed it.[citation needed] Because of its length, the act was retroactively split by the Government of India (Reprinting) Act 1935 (26 Geo. 5. & 1 Edw. 8. c. 1) into two separate acts:
- The Government of India Act 1935 (26 Geo. 5. & 1 Edw. 8. c. 2), having 321 sections and 10 schedules.
- The Government of Burma Act 1935 (26 Geo. 5. & 1 Edw. 8. c. 3), having 159 sections and 6 schedules.
The act led to:
- Separation of Burma from British India, effective from April 1, 1937.
- Establishment of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
- Establishment of the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC), a Provincial Public Service Commission (PPSC) in each province, and allowed for the creation of a Joint Public Service Commission (JPSC) between states.
- Creation of the Federal Court in 1937.
- Bicameralism in six (Bombay, Madras, Bengal, Bihar, Assam and United Provinces) out of 11 provinces.