East India Company Act

The East India Company Act refers to laws that regulated the operations of the British East India Company, a powerful trading and administrative entity controlling parts of India. These acts aimed to oversee the company's profit, governance, and military activities, ensuring they aligned with British interests. They established procedures for appointing officials, collecting taxes, and maintaining order, effectively integrating the company's territory into British rule while limiting its independence. The acts helped transition control from the company to direct British government oversight, marking an important step in British colonization and administration of India.