Charter Act of 1833
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Features of Charter Act of 1833:
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It made the Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India and vested in him all civil and military powers.
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It deprived the governor of Bombay and Madras of their legislative powers. The Governor-General of India was given exclusive legislative powers for the entire British India.
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The laws made under the previous acts were called as Regulations while laws made under this act were called as Acts.
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It ended the activities of the East India Company as a commercial body, which became a purely administrative body.
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This Act attempted to introduce a system of open competition for selection of civil servants, and stated that the Indians should not be debarred from holding any place, office and employment under the Company. However, this provision was negated after opposition from the Court of Directors.
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