Regulating Act 1773

East India Company Act 1772[a]
Long titleAn Act for establishing certain Regulations for the better Management of the Affairs of the East India Company, as well in India as in Europe.
Citation13 Geo. 3. c. 63
Introduced byFrederick North, Lord North on 18 May 1773
Territorial extent 
Dates
Royal assent21 June 1773
Commencement10 June 1773 1:00pm
Other legislation
Amended by
Relates to13 Geo. 3. c. 64
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Regulating Act 1773 (formally, the East India Company Act 1772) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company's rule in India (Bengal).[1] The Act did not prove to be a long-term solution to concerns over the company's affairs. Pitt's India Act was therefore subsequently enacted in 1784 as a more radical reform. It marked the first step towards parliamentary control over the company and centralised administration in India.


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  1. ^ "Regulating Act | Great Britain [1773] | Britannica".