 After January 1840, the Board's functions were continued by the Colonial Land and Emigration Commission.An amendment in 1848, referred to as the South Australia Government Act 1838, provided formal instructions for the establishment of the colony and, significantly, included acknowledgement of the rights of the Indigenous peoples in the area to be proclaimed as a colony.The Act was repealed by the "South Australia Act 1842", which instituted a different form of government for the colony, with the Governor presiding over an appointed legislative council, and established a commission to lay the foundations of a democratic form of government.