- gave legal status to Mountbatten Plan 1947
- CA of 2 dominions could pass constitutions that end dominion status
- end of jurisdiction of Brit. Parl on brit india and of paramountcy over 565PS on appt. day (15 Aug)
- paramountcy not to be transferred to any govt in 2 dominions
- no use of title of emperor of India
- till passage of constitutions, GoI 1935 to apply
- Chakravarthi Rajagopalchari was the Governor General of Dominion of India
- 21 June 1948 — 26 January 1950