Gas Act 1948
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The Gas Act 1948 was a major post-war UK law that nationalised the gas industry by creating area gas boards under public ownership as part of the Attlee government's wider programme of economic and social reform.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gas Act, 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 67) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| created |
Gas Council
ⓘ
area gas boards ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| establishedBodyFunction | Gas Council to coordinate area gas boards ⓘ |
| excludedJurisdiction | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | Great Britain ⓘ |
| governmentIntroducedBy | Attlee government ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| laterSupersededBy |
Gas Act 1972
ⓘ
Gas Act 1986 ⓘ |
| legalCitation |
Gas Act 1948
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Gas Act, 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 67)
|
| legislativeStatus |
partly repealed
ⓘ
subsequently amended ⓘ |
| numberOfAreaBoards | 12 ⓘ |
| ownershipModel | public ownership ⓘ |
| partOf |
Attlee government economic and social reforms
ⓘ
post-war nationalisation programme in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| policyContext | post-World War II reconstruction in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| politicalPartyInGovernment | Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
| providedFor | compensation to former gas undertakings owners ⓘ |
| purpose |
to create a central Gas Council
ⓘ
to establish area gas boards ⓘ to nationalise the gas industry in Great Britain ⓘ to transfer gas undertakings to public ownership ⓘ |
| regulated |
distribution of gas
ⓘ
sale of gas ⓘ supply of gas ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946
ⓘ
Electricity Act 1947 ⓘ Transport Act 1947 ⓘ |
| replacedSystem | municipal and private gas undertakings ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 1948-07-30 ⓘ |
| sectorAffected | gas industry ⓘ |
| shortName | 11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 67 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
energy law
ⓘ
public ownership ⓘ utilities regulation ⓘ |
| transferredAssetsFrom |
local authorities
ⓘ
private gas companies ⓘ |
| typeOfNationalisation | state ownership of gas undertakings ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1948 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gas Act, 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 67)