Emergency Powers (Defence) (Northern Ireland) Regulations

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The Emergency Powers (Defence) (Northern Ireland) Regulations were wartime legal measures that granted the UK government extensive emergency and security powers specifically for Northern Ireland during the Second World War.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom statutory rules
subordinate legislation
wartime emergency regulations
aimedAt preventing espionage and sabotage in Northern Ireland
protecting national security in Northern Ireland
supporting military operations from Northern Ireland
appliesToJurisdiction Northern Ireland
country United Kingdom
derivesFrom Royal Prerogative as supplemented by statute NERFINISHED
enables compulsory acquisition of property for defence in Northern Ireland
control of essential services in Northern Ireland
curfews and restricted zones in Northern Ireland
regulation of labour and employment for war purposes in Northern Ireland
restrictions on public assemblies in Northern Ireland
governs conduct of civilians in wartime Northern Ireland
use of infrastructure for defence in Northern Ireland
grantsPowerTo UK central government NERFINISHED
civil authorities in Northern Ireland
military authorities in Northern Ireland
hasPurpose to control and direct resources for the war effort in Northern Ireland
to grant emergency powers to the UK government in Northern Ireland during the Second World War
to maintain public order in Northern Ireland during wartime
to strengthen wartime security in Northern Ireland
historicalPeriod 1939–1945
implementedBy civil service in Northern Ireland
military commanders in Northern Ireland
police forces in Northern Ireland
language English
legalBasis Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 NERFINISHED
legalNature defence regulations
emergency legislation
legalStatus temporary emergency measures
partOf United Kingdom wartime emergency powers framework
regulates detention and internment powers in Northern Ireland
industrial production for defence purposes in Northern Ireland
information control and censorship in Northern Ireland
movement and travel in Northern Ireland
security measures in Northern Ireland
use of property and premises in Northern Ireland
relatedTo Emergency Powers (Defence) Regulations 1939 NERFINISHED
Second World War home front in Northern Ireland
scope defence of the realm as it related to Northern Ireland
internal security in Northern Ireland
subject civil liberties restrictions in wartime Northern Ireland
martial law–type powers short of formal martial law
wartime economic controls in Northern Ireland
temporalContext Second World War NERFINISHED

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