Chronological order of the acts are Vernacular Press Act – 1878, Newspapers (Incitement to Offences) Act- 1908, Indian Press (Emergency Powers) Act- 1931, Foreign Relations Act- 1932.
The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act, 1856, also Act XV, 1856, enacted on 25 July 1856, legalized the remarriage of Hindu widows in all jurisdictions of India under East India Company rule was drafted by Lord Dalhousie.