National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939
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The National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939 was a UK law that introduced full wartime conscription for military service at the outset of the Second World War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T865590 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939 Context triple: [Military Training Act 1939, repealedBy, National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939]
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A.
Military Training Act 1939
The Military Training Act 1939 was a British law that introduced peacetime conscription for young men on the eve of the Second World War.
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B.
Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939
The Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 was a key piece of British wartime legislation that granted the government sweeping authority to make defence regulations and control many aspects of civilian life during World War II.
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C.
Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 was a U.S. federal law that established the first peacetime military draft in American history, creating the framework for conscription during World War II.
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D.
Armed Forces Act
The Armed Forces Act is a key piece of UK legislation that governs the organization, discipline, and legal framework of the British Armed Forces.
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E.
National Defence Act
The National Defence Act is the primary Canadian federal statute that governs the organization, administration, and operation of the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939 Target entity description: The National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939 was a UK law that introduced full wartime conscription for military service at the outset of the Second World War.
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A.
Military Training Act 1939
The Military Training Act 1939 was a British law that introduced peacetime conscription for young men on the eve of the Second World War.
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B.
Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939
The Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 was a key piece of British wartime legislation that granted the government sweeping authority to make defence regulations and control many aspects of civilian life during World War II.
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C.
Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 was a U.S. federal law that established the first peacetime military draft in American history, creating the framework for conscription during World War II.
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D.
Armed Forces Act
The Armed Forces Act is a key piece of UK legislation that governs the organization, discipline, and legal framework of the British Armed Forces.
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E.
National Defence Act
The National Defence Act is the primary Canadian federal statute that governs the organization, administration, and operation of the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| appliedDuring |
British home front during World War II
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surface form:
Second World War in the United Kingdom
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| appliesIn |
British home front during World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom home front during World War II
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| appliesTo | male British subjects ⓘ |
| belongsTo | corpus of British wartime emergency legislation ⓘ |
| category |
United Kingdom military law
ⓘ
World War II legislation of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| context |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enablingPowerFor | compulsory enlistment into the armed forces ⓘ |
| field |
military conscription law
ⓘ
public law ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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| historicalPeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the United Kingdom
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| isPartOf | United Kingdom conscription laws ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect | imposed compulsory military service on eligible civilians ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
English law
ⓘ
Northern Ireland law ⓘ Scots law (to a limited extent) ⓘ
surface form:
Scots law
|
| legislativeBody |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| purpose | to introduce full wartime conscription for military service ⓘ |
| regulates | obligations of civilians to serve in the armed forces during wartime ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Military Training Act 1939
ⓘ
National Service in the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
National Service Act 1948
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| replacedPolicy | peacetime limited conscription arrangements in the UK ⓘ |
| shortTitle | National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939 self-link ⓘ |
| status | historic legislation ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
conscription
ⓘ
military service ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | outbreak of the Second World War ⓘ |
| typeOfService | armed forces service ⓘ |
| warTimeMeasure | true ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1939 ⓘ |
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Subject: National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939 Description of subject: The National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939 was a UK law that introduced full wartime conscription for military service at the outset of the Second World War.
Referenced by (3)
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