Military Training Act 1939
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The Military Training Act 1939 was a British law that introduced peacetime conscription for young men on the eve of the Second World War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Military Training Act 1939 canonical | 2 |
| Military Training Act, 1939 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| ageRange | 20–21 ⓘ |
| appliesToDemographic |
male British subjects
ⓘ
young men ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1939-05-26 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1939 ⓘ |
| exemptionCategory |
conscientious objectors
ⓘ
medical unfitness ⓘ reserved occupations ⓘ |
| followedBy | full wartime conscription ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
introduced peacetime conscription
ⓘ
required compulsory military training ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Military Training Act 1939
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Military Training Act, 1939
|
| historicalPeriod | prelude to the Second World War ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Chamberlain government
ⓘ
surface form:
Neville Chamberlain government
UK government ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom government
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| locationOfEnactment |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| maximumAge | 21 ⓘ |
| minimumAge | 20 ⓘ |
| notableFor | first peacetime conscription law in British history ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom military legislation ⓘ |
| precededBy | voluntary recruitment system ⓘ |
| reasonForEnactment |
growing threat from Nazi Germany
ⓘ
preparation for possible war in Europe ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British defence policy
ⓘ
National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939 ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| repealedBy | National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939 ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 1939-05-26 ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
British Army
ⓘ
Territorial Army ⓘ |
| serviceRequirement | 6 months military training ⓘ |
| shortDescription | British law introducing peacetime conscription for young men in 1939 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1939 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | conscription in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| temporalContext | eve of the Second World War ⓘ |
| typeOfConscription | peacetime conscription ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 1939 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Military Training Act, 1939