Emergency Laws (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946

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The Emergency Laws (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946 was a UK statute that managed the continuation and gradual phasing out of wartime emergency powers and regulations in the immediate post-Second World War period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom statute
aim to allow controlled transition from wartime to peacetime legal arrangements
to avoid abrupt termination of emergency powers at the end of the Second World War
appliesIn England NERFINISHED
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
Scotland NERFINISHED
Wales NERFINISHED
appliesTo wartime emergency regulations made under earlier emergency legislation
associatedWith post-war reconstruction in the United Kingdom
category United Kingdom constitutional history
United Kingdom emergency legislation
classification transitional legislation
concerns balance between civil liberties and state control in the post-war period
context post-Second World War period
country United Kingdom
governs continuation in force of certain wartime regulations
procedures for ending or adapting emergency powers
hasFeature enabled modification and revocation of emergency regulations during the transition period
provided for temporary continuation of certain emergency powers
historicalSignificance key measure in managing the United Kingdom’s transition from wartime emergency rule to peacetime governance
influencedBy wartime experience of extensive executive powers
isPartOf United Kingdom emergency powers legislation
jurisdiction United Kingdom
language English
legalArea emergency powers
public law
legalEffect created a statutory framework for reviewing and terminating emergency powers
prevented automatic lapse of specified emergency regulations at the end of the war
legalStatus spent
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
policyGoal to maintain necessary controls during post-war reconstruction
to restore normal constitutional arrangements over time
purpose to manage the continuation of wartime emergency powers after the Second World War
to provide for the gradual phasing out of wartime emergency regulations
regulates conditions under which emergency powers could be continued or ended
duration of certain emergency regulations
relatedTo Defence Regulations (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED
Emergency Powers (Defence) Acts NERFINISHED
Second World War NERFINISHED
shortTitle Emergency Laws (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946 NERFINISHED
subjectMatter continuation of Defence Regulations
transitional provisions for emergency legislation
temporalScope immediate post-war years
timePeriod 20th century
typeOfTransition from wartime emergency regime to peacetime legal order

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Defence Regulations (United Kingdom) legalBasis Emergency Laws (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946