Electricity (Supply) Act 1919
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The Electricity (Supply) Act 1919 was a UK law that laid the groundwork for a coordinated national electricity supply system by promoting joint electricity authorities and greater central oversight of generation and distribution.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Electricity (Supply) Act 1919 canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
facilitating interconnection of local electricity undertakings
ⓘ
improving efficiency of electricity supply ⓘ reducing duplication of generating capacity ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
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Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
electricity supply
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energy policy ⓘ public utilities regulation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| impact |
encouraged amalgamation of smaller electricity undertakings
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laid groundwork for a more integrated electricity grid in Britain ⓘ strengthened central oversight of electricity supply ⓘ |
| influenced |
Electricity (Supply) Act 1926
NERFINISHED
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later nationalisation of the British electricity industry ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
greater central coordination of electricity supply
ⓘ
joint electricity authorities ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | spent ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
industrial development
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infrastructure planning ⓘ |
| precededBy | Electric Lighting Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage the creation of joint electricity authorities
ⓘ
to increase central oversight of electricity generation and distribution ⓘ to promote the coordinated development of electricity supply in Great Britain ⓘ |
| region | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
electricity distribution
ⓘ
electricity generation ⓘ electricity transmission ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
coordination of municipal and private electricity undertakings
ⓘ
development of a national electricity supply system in the UK ⓘ |
| sector | electric power industry ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Electricity (Supply) Act 1919 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
coordination of generating stations
ⓘ
creation of joint electricity authorities ⓘ organization of electricity supply ⓘ powers of electricity undertakings ⓘ |
| topic | national electricity grid development ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | public general act ⓘ |
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