Background of Pitts India Act 1784

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The Pitt's India Act in 1784, also known as the East India Company Act,
was passed in British Parliament to correct the defects of the
previously signed Regulating Act in 1773

This act continued in effect until 1858

The act is named after William Pitt the Younger, Britain’s Prime Minister
when the act was passed.
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Monopoly of Trade

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Trade Monopoly office

Commercial activities where is

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steel monopoly of the company

Control of Company
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Functions of the East India Company where classified into
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time
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established
Board of Commissioner known as the board of control and was stab list to
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exercise control over civil military and revenue affair of the country

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secretary of state
Priv Councillors
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Exchequer

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control, the company was

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represented by the Court
of Directors and the control
British government by the Court of Director Board
of
Board of Control. ✗

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control
to

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Court of Fortuitous Court of Director
to

Their
Controlling rights Removed
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 Provision relating to executive government in India

The act introduced a change in the composition of the Governor

general and council of India the number was reduced from 4 to 3

Governor-General
in Regulating 1773
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Rules regulation paper
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 Miscellaneous Provision

The act directed the company to reduce its expenditure by resorting to measures
such as retrenchment and reduction of staff

The act provided for the establishment of Special Court consisting of three
judges four peers and six member of the house of commons

to try the case of those Englishman who having committed offence in India
were brought to England for trial

Drawback of the Act

The act was deemed a failure because there was no clarity on the
boundaries between the company’s powers and the government’s authority.
• The Governor-General had to serve two masters i.e. East India
Company and the British Crown
• There were no clear boundaries between the responsibilities of the
Board of Control and the Court of Directors of the company. The
Governor-General had to take on the spot decisions exercising his
discretion.

Act of 1786

Some important amendments were made in the pits India act by the act of 1786

The Act of 1786 was enacted to give him the power of working as Both
Governor General & Commander in Chief. Thus via act of 1786, Cornwallis
became the first effective ruler of British India under the authority of
Board of Control and the court of directors