Civil Defence Act 1948
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The Civil Defence Act 1948 was a UK law that provided the legal framework for organizing and coordinating civilian protection and emergency preparations in the post-World War II era.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Civil Defence Act 1948 canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Great Britain
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local authorities in Great Britain ⓘ |
| concerns |
organization of volunteers for civil defence
ⓘ
preparations for possible future armed conflict ⓘ |
| context | post-World War II period ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enables | making of civil defence regulations by the government ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | formed the main statutory basis for UK civil defence during the early Cold War ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
central government departments responsible for home affairs
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local government authorities ⓘ |
| imposesDutyOn |
local authorities to maintain civil defence services
ⓘ
local authorities to make civil defence plans ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
civil defence law
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emergency planning law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | amended by later civil defence and emergency planning legislation ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make further provision for civil defence ⓘ |
| policyArea |
disaster management
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national security ⓘ public safety ⓘ |
| providesFor |
coordination of emergency services in wartime
ⓘ
duties of local authorities in civil defence ⓘ establishment of civil defence organizations ⓘ powers of central government in civil defence planning ⓘ regulations concerning air-raid precautions and shelters ⓘ training and equipment for civil defence personnel ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enable central and local government to plan for emergencies
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to make provision for preparations against hostile attack ⓘ to organize and coordinate civilian protection measures ⓘ to provide a legal framework for civil defence in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Civil Contingencies Act 2004
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Civil Defence Act 1939 NERFINISHED ⓘ Civil Defence Act 1964 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Emergency Powers (Defence) Acts regime of World War II ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 1948 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Civil Defence Act 1948 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil defence
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emergency preparedness ⓘ wartime protection of civilians ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Cold War era ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislation | public general act ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 1948 ⓘ |
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