The Act recognized that the Company had become a semi-sovereign political power and aimed to bring its administration under the supervision of Parliament.

The Act is noted for initiating the process of centralization by subordinating other presidencies to Bengal and creating a central Governor General.

The Governor General was specifically the Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal) and exercised direct administration over it, while supervising the others.

The dual system of administration (Diwani and Nizamat) was introduced by Robert Clive after the Treaty of Allahabad (1765), but it proved defective and corrupt.

The Regulating Act of 1773 is regarded as the first landmark in the constitutional development of India because it marked the first time the British Parliament interfered in the affairs of the East India Company and laid the foundation for central administration.

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