Government of India Act, 1919
Official text of the Government of India Act, 1919 sections referenced in Constitutional Law–I, Unit I. Each section has its own link target, so it can be linked to directly from a Notes post.
Section 1(1)(d) — "Transferred Subjects" Defined
For the transfer from among the provincial subjects of subjects (in this Act referred to as ‘transferred subjects’) to the administration of the Governor acting with Ministers appointed under this Act, and for the allocation of revenues or moneys for the purpose of such administration.
Section 1(4) — "Reserved Subjects" Defined
The expressions ‘central subjects’ and ‘provincial subjects’ as used in this Act mean subjects so classified under the rules. Provincial subjects, other than transferred subjects, are in this Act referred to as ‘reserved subjects’.
Section 3(1) — Dyarchy in the Governor's Provinces
The presidencies of Fort William in Bengal, Fort St. George, and Bombay, and the provinces known as the United Provinces, the Punjab, Bihar and Orissa, the Central Provinces, and Assam, shall each be governed, in relation to reserved subjects, by a Governor in council, and in relation to transferred subjects (save as otherwise provided by this Act), by the Governor acting with Ministers appointed under this Act.
Section 4(3) — Governor Guided by Ministers' Advice on Transferred Subjects
In relation to transferred subjects, the Governor shall be guided by the advice of his Ministers, unless he sees sufficient cause to dissent from their opinion, in which case he may require action to be taken otherwise than in accordance with that advice.
Section 11(2)(a) — Governor's Certification Power over Reserved-Subject Expenditure
...if the demand relates to a reserved subject, and the governor certifies that the expenditure provided for by the demand is essential to the discharge of his responsibility for the subject.
Section 17 — Constitution of the Indian Legislature
The Indian legislature shall consist of the Governor-General and two Chambers, namely the Council of State and the Legislative Assembly.
Section 18(1) — The Council of State
The Council of State shall consist of not more than sixty members nominated or elected in accordance with rules made under the Principal Act, of whom not more than twenty shall be official members.
Section 19(1)–(2) — The Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly shall consist of members nominated or elected in accordance with rules made under the Principal Act.
The total number of members of the Legislative Assembly shall be one hundred and forty. The number of non-elected members shall be forty, of whom twenty-six shall be official members. The number of elected members shall be one hundred: Provided that... at least five-sevenths of the Legislative Assembly shall be non-official members.
Section 23(1)(c) — Rules as to Electorates
...the qualification of electors, the constitution of constituencies, and the methods of election for the Council of State and the Legislative Assembly (including the number of members to be elected by communal and other electorates). Note: the Act itself delegates the actual franchise qualifications (income/property thresholds, communal-electorate details) to subordinate Rules made under this section — the Act's text does not state the qualifications directly.
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