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The East India Company Act 1784 (24 Geo. 3.Sess. 2.c. 25), also known as Pitt's India Act, was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to address the shortcomings of the Regulating Act 1773 by bringing the East India Company's rule in India under the control of the British Government.
The Factories Act 1961 (9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 34) consolidated the 1937 and 1959 acts. As of 2008, the Factories Act 1961 is substantially still in force, though workplace health and safety is principally governed by the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37) and regulations made under it.
The English East India Company ("the Company") was founded in 1600, as The Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies.It gained a foothold in India with the establishment of a factory in Masulipatnam on the Eastern coast of India in 1611 and the grant of the rights to establish a factory in Surat in 1612 by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir.
The act contained the following provisions: It ended the commercial activities of the British East India Company and made it a purely administrative body. In particular, the company lost its monopoly on trade with China and other parts of the Far East. While ending its commercial mandate, the act extended the East India Company's charter by 20 ...
The Company rule and the expansion of the British East India Company continued up until the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Ultimately, the Company rule ended with the Government of India Act 1858 following the events of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, [15] although the British East India Company was formally dissolved by Act of Parliament in 1874. [13]
Export-Import Bank of India Act: 1981: 28 British India Corporation Limited (Acquisition of Shares) Act: 1981: 29 Dalmia Dadri Cement Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act: 1981: 31 Cine-Workers Welfare Fund Act: 1981: 33 Essential Service(Maintenance) Act: 1981: 42 Maritime Zones of India (Regulation of Fishing by Foreign ...
The Factories Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. 29), also known as the Ten Hours Act was a United Kingdom act of Parliament which restricted the working hours of women and young persons (13–18) in textile mills to 10 hours per day. The practicalities of running a textile mill were such that the Act should have effectively set the same limit on the ...
1690 – The Impost of 1690 - upon East India Goods, wrought silk, and other foreign commodities, in all 55 in number - 20% tariff on import of East Indian goods [1] 1700 (11 Will. 3)- An act for the more effectual employing the poor, by encouraging the Manufacturers of this Kingdom. [4] - banned most imports