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.