Transport Act 1953
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The Transport Act 1953 was UK legislation that restructured the nationalised transport system by promoting denationalisation and greater private sector involvement, particularly in road haulage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Transport Act 1953 canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| amends | Transport Act 1947 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Great Britain ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| effectOnRoadHaulage |
enabled sale of state-owned road haulage assets
ⓘ
reduced restrictions on private road haulage operators ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | spent (in large part, superseded by later legislation) ⓘ |
| legislature |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| longTitle | An Act to amend the law relating to transport; and for purposes connected therewith ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
increase private sector participation in road haulage
ⓘ
modify the organisation of the British Transport Commission ⓘ promote denationalisation of road haulage ⓘ restructure the nationalised transport system ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Conservative government transport policy in early 1950s ⓘ |
| predecessor | Transport Act 1947 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British Rail
ⓘ
surface form:
British Railways
British Road Services ⓘ British Transport Commission ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1953 ⓘ |
| sector | transport ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
denationalisation
ⓘ
nationalised industries ⓘ private sector involvement in transport ⓘ rail transport ⓘ road haulage ⓘ transport policy ⓘ |
| successor | Transport Act 1962 ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1953 ⓘ |
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