The term Government of India Act refers to the series of

Acts The Acts of the Apostles ( grc-koi, Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; la, Actūs Apostolōrum) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its message ...

passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom to regulate the government of

Colonial India Colonial India was the part of the Indian subcontinent that was occupied by European colonial powers during the Age of Discovery. European power was exerted both by conquest and trade, especially in spices. The search for the wealth and prosper ...

, in particular: * Government of India Act 1833 or Saint Helena Act, created the post of Governor- General of India * Government of India Act 1858, established India as a nation consisting of British India and princely states. *

Government of India Act 1909 The Indian Councils Act 1909, commonly known as the Morley–Minto or Minto–Morley Reforms, was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that brought about a limited increase in the involvement of Indians in the governance of British ...

or Indian Councils Act 1909, brought about a limited increase in the involvement of Indians in the governance of colonial India *

Government of India Act 1912 The Government of India Act 1912 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which made changes to the governance of British India. It received royal assent on 25 June 1912. The act addressed several problems related to the reorganizatio ...

, modified the Indian Councils Act 1909 and undid the Division of Bengal (1905) * Government of India Act 1915, an aggregation into a single Act of most of the existing Acts of Parliament concerning Indian government * Government of India Act 1919, passed to expand participation of Indians in the government of India * Government of India Act 1921 or Round Table Conferences, a series of conferences to discuss constitutional reforms in India *

Government of India Act 1935 The Government of India Act, 1935 was an Act adapted from the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It originally received royal assent in August 1935. It was the longest Act of (British) Parliament ever enacted until the Greater London Authority ...

, never fully implemented, served as part of the constitutional basis of India and Pakistan.

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