The first faint beginnings of constitution-making during the British rule in India are to be found by in the Charter Act of 1833. This Act introduced an element of institutional specialisation in the government of the British territories in India by differentiating the law-making meetings of the Governor-General-in-Council from its executive meetings. The superintendence, direction and control of the whole civil and military government of all the British territories and revenues in India were expressly vested in the "Governor-General-of-India-in-Council". For the first time, thus, the Governor-General's Government was known as the "Government of India" and his Council as the "Indian Council". The Act introduced centralization in the legislative sphere as well. The council was enlarged for legislative work by the addition of a Law Member in addition to the existing three. The Governor-General-of –India-in –Council was now vested, subject to certain restrictions, with the exclusive power of legislation for the whole of the British territories in India.
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