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Indian
Independence
Act
The British
Parliament
passed the
Indian
Independence
Act on 18th
July 1947
based on
Viceroy Lord
Mountbatten's
proposal.
Some of the
its
provisions
were:
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On the
15th of
August
1947, two
sovereign
states,
India and
Pakistan
will come
into
existence
and the
King of
England
will no
more be
called the
'Emperor
of
England'.
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The
Constituent
Assemblies
of India
and
Pakistan
will
prepare
their
respective
constitutions.
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There will
be two
different
Governor
General
for these
two
states.
They will
administer
these
states
till the
new
constitution
comes into
force.
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The
British
will have
no
authority
over the
princely
states
from 15th
of August
1947. The
states
will be
free to
join
either
India or
Pakistan
or remain
free.
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After the
15th
August
1947, the
British
Parliament
will not
have any
right to
make laws
for India.
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