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    The Indian Independence Act of 1947 created two independent dominions - India and Pakistan - which came into effect on August 15, 1947, ending British rule in India. Each dominion would have a governor general appointed by the king and constituent assemblies empowered to create interim laws until new constitutions were drafted. The Act also abolished British paramountcy over Indian states.

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    The Indian Independence Act of 1947 created two independent dominions - India and Pakistan - which came into effect on August 15, 1947, ending British rule in India. Each dominion would have a governor general appointed by the king and constituent assemblies empowered to create interim laws until new constitutions were drafted. The Act also abolished British paramountcy over Indian states.

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    The Indian Independence Act of 1947 created two independent dominions - India and Pakistan - which came into effect on August 15, 1947, ending British rule in India. Each dominion would have a governor general appointed by the king and constituent assemblies empowered to create interim laws until new constitutions were drafted. The Act also abolished British paramountcy over Indian states.

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    THE

    INDIANINDEPENDENCE
    ACT, 1947

    The provisions of the Act were as follows:


    1.The Act provided for the creation of two
    independent Dominions- India & Pakistan
    from 15th August 1947.
    2.Each Dominion was to have a GovernorGeneral who was to be appointed by the
    King.
    3.The Constituent Assemblies of both
    Dominions were empowered to frame laws
    for their respective territories till the new
    Constitution came into force.

    INDEPNEDENCE ACT

    4. After Aug. 15, 1947 the British Govt. was


    to control the Dominion or the Provinces.
    5. For the time being, till the new
    Constitutions were framed, each of the
    Dominions & the Provinces were to be
    governed by the GOI, 1935.
    6. The post of Secretary of the State for
    India was to be abolished & was taken
    over by Secretary of the Commonwealth
    of Nations.

    7. The Act proclaimed lapse of British


    paramountcy over Indian States.
    The Indian Independence Act, 1947 came
    into force on August 15, 1947, when the
    British rule in India came to an end.

    The first meeting of the Assembly was


    held on 9th Dec 1946 as the sovereign
    Constituent Assembly for India.
    On Dec. 11, Dr. Rajendra Prasad was
    elected its permanent Chairman.
    The report of the Committees formed the
    basis on which the first draft, a Drafting
    Committee of 7 members was set up
    under the Chairmanship of Dr. Ambedkar.

    1947-1950: THE FRAMING OF NEW


    CONSTITUTION

    The Draft Constitution was published in Jan


    1948.
    The new Constitution of India was adopted by
    the Constituent Assembly on 26 th Nov 1949 &
    signed by the President, Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
    Articles 5-9, 60, 324, 366, 367, 372, 380, 388,
    391-393 came into force at once.
    The remaining provisions of the Constitution
    came into force on 26th Jan 1950, which is the
    date of the commencement of the Constitution.

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