Secretary of State. Hereto all the property and other assets of the East India Company were transferred to the Crown. The Crown also assumed the responsibilities of the Company as they related to treaties, contracts, and so forth. The Act ushered in a new period of Indian history, bringing about the end of Company rule in India. The era of the new British Raj would last until the Partition of India in August 1947, when the territory of the British Raj was granted dominion status as the Dominion of Pakistan and the Dominion of India. See also East India Stock Dividend Redemption Act 1873 British Raj India Office Governor-General of India Indian Councils Act 1909 Government of India Act 1935 History of Bangladesh History of India History of Pakistan References External links One Scholar's Bibliography Government of India Act 1858 Government of India Act, 1858 (21 & 22 Vict. c. 106) United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1858 Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning India August 1858 events