Transport Act 1962

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The Transport Act 1962 was a UK law that reorganized the nationalized transport industry, notably reshaping the structure and management of British Railways and other state transport undertakings.

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Transport Act 1962 canonical 3

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
abolished British Transport Commission NERFINISHED
aimedAt making nationalised transport undertakings more commercially oriented
appliesTo Great Britain NERFINISHED
citationStyle 10 & 11 Eliz. 2 c. 46
containsProvision borrowing powers of transport boards
dissolution of the British Transport Commission
financial duties of transport boards
ministerial directions to transport boards
transfer of property, rights and liabilities from the British Transport Commission
country United Kingdom
createdBody British Railways Board NERFINISHED
British Transport Docks Board NERFINISHED
British Waterways Board NERFINISHED
London Transport Board NERFINISHED
Transport Holding Company NERFINISHED
enabled commercial accounting for nationalised transport boards
governingBody Minister of Transport
hasEffect restructuring management of British Railways
separating different transport modes into distinct boards
introducedConcept Board structure for nationalised transport undertakings
isPartOf post-war nationalisation and reorganisation of UK transport
jurisdiction Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
language English
legalStatus amended
legislativeSubject nationalised industries
public corporations
longTitle An Act to provide for the reorganisation of the nationalised transport undertakings of Great Britain and for purposes connected therewith
policyArea inland waterways
ports and docks
public transport
rail transport
transport
precedes Transport Act 1968 NERFINISHED
regulates British Railways NERFINISHED
British Waterways NERFINISHED
London Transport NERFINISHED
transport docks
reorganised British Transport Commission NERFINISHED
royalAssent 1962
sector public sector transport
shortTitle Transport Act 1962 NERFINISHED
subjectOf reorganisation of nationalised transport undertakings
typeOfLegislation primary legislation
yearEnacted 1962

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Transport Act 1953 successor Transport Act 1962
London Transport Board legalBasis Transport Act 1962
Transport Holding Company legislatedBy Transport Act 1962