Event

Regulating Act

Parliament passed the Regulating Act to tighten oversight of the East India Company after reports of corruption and administrative disorder.

Status: draft
Event Kind: legislation
Date Precision: day
Date Display: 13 Jun 1773
Start Date: 13 Jun 1773
End Date: 13 Jun 1773

What happened

Britain introduced a new statutory framework to supervise Company governance in India.

Why it matters

The Regulating Act is an important marker of the transition from a company that simply traded and fought to one that now had to be managed as an imperial governing institution.

Notes

Use this as the first major imperial oversight reform.