Ministry of Supply Act 1939
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The Ministry of Supply Act 1939 was a UK law passed at the outset of the Second World War to create a government department responsible for coordinating and controlling the production and supply of military equipment and munitions.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
ensuring adequate supply of munitions to the armed forces
ⓘ
improving efficiency of arms production ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1939 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | British rearmament and mobilisation ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdOffice | Ministry of Supply NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enabledPower |
coordination of contracts for war supplies
ⓘ
government control over industrial production for defence ⓘ regulation of allocation of raw materials for armaments ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedDuring | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentDepartmentCreated | Ministry of Supply NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
centralisation of procurement for the British armed forces
ⓘ
expansion of state control over industry during wartime ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II home front in the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public general act ⓘ |
| legalStatus | spent ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to centralise control over war materiel production
ⓘ
to coordinate the production of military equipment ⓘ to coordinate the supply of munitions ⓘ to establish a Ministry of Supply ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British war economy
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Ministry of Supply NERFINISHED ⓘ Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalAssentYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| sectorAffected |
armaments industry
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engineering industry ⓘ manufacturing industry ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Ministry of Supply Act 1939 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
defence production
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military equipment ⓘ munitions ⓘ war materiel ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | war-time emergency legislation ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1939 ⓘ |
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