Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1940
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The Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1940 was a British wartime statute that expanded and renewed the government's authority to make defence regulations and exercise wide-ranging emergency powers during the Second World War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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wartime emergency legislation ⓘ |
| amends | Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Great Britain
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Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| authorised |
censorship and control of information related to defence
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control of property and industry for the war effort ⓘ detention and restriction of persons for defence purposes ⓘ making of Defence Regulations by Order in Council ⓘ regulation of essential supplies and services ⓘ |
| category |
Emergency laws in the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1940 ⓘ World War II law ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enabled |
broad executive discretion in wartime administration
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centralised wartime economic planning in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| era | 20th‑century United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| extends | Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 ⓘ |
| government | Winston Churchill wartime coalition government ⓘ |
| grantedTo |
His Majesty’s Government
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surface form:
His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom
Privy Council ⓘ
surface form:
Privy Council acting by Order in Council
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| historicalSignificance | key legal foundation for British wartime emergency powers during World War II ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
emergency powers
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national security law ⓘ wartime economic regulation ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| purpose |
to enable wide‑ranging control over persons, property and the economy for defence of the realm
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to expand the British government’s authority to make defence regulations ⓘ to renew emergency powers granted at the outbreak of the Second World War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Defence Regulations (United Kingdom)
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Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1940 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Emergency Powers (Defence) (No. 2) Act 1940
Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 1940 ⓘ |
| status | spent ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
control of resources for military purposes
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defence of the realm ⓘ public safety in time of war ⓘ |
| temporalContext |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| timePeriod | World War II home front ⓘ |
| typeOfPower | delegated legislative power to the executive ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Emergency Powers (Defence) (No. 2) Act 1940
this entity surface form:
Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1945
this entity surface form:
Fire Services (Emergency Provisions) Act 1941
this entity surface form:
Emergency Powers (Defence) (No. 2) Act 1940
Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1940
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relatedTo
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Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1940
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Emergency Powers (Defence) (No. 2) Act 1940