Iron and Steel Act 1953
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The Iron and Steel Act 1953 was a UK law passed by the Conservative government to reverse the post-war nationalisation of the iron and steel industry and return much of it to private ownership.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iron and Steel Act 1953 canonical | 3 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Great Britain ⓘ |
| chronology |
follows Iron and Steel Act 1949
ⓘ
precedes later UK privatisation measures ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| government |
Second Churchill ministry
ⓘ
surface form:
Churchill ministry (1951–1955)
|
| ideologicalContext | privatisation of nationalised industries in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Conservative government of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | primary legislation ⓘ |
| legalStatus | spent ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| policyArea |
economic policy
ⓘ
industrial policy ⓘ nationalisation and privatisation ⓘ |
| politicalPartyInGovernment | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| purpose |
return much of the iron and steel industry to private ownership
ⓘ
reverse nationalisation of the iron and steel industry ⓘ |
| repealsOrAmends | Iron and Steel Act 1949 ⓘ |
| sectorAffected |
iron industry
ⓘ
steel industry ⓘ |
| shortDescription | UK Act reversing nationalisation of iron and steel industry ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | British iron and steel industry ⓘ |
| temporalContext | post-war period ⓘ |
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