Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939

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The Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 was a key piece of British wartime legislation that granted the government sweeping authority to make defence regulations and control many aspects of civilian life during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
emergency legislation ⓘ
appliedTo civilian population of the United Kingdom ⓘ
economic activities in the United Kingdom ⓘ
property and resources needed for war ⓘ
appliesIn England ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
cameIntoForce 1939-08-24 ⓘ
constitutionalSignificance key statute in the development of the British emergency constitution ⓘ
major example of delegated legislation in the United Kingdom ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
empowered His Majesty in Council ⓘ
linked to: Privy Council

the executive government of the United Kingdom ⓘ
enablingPower power to make Defence Regulations ⓘ
enactedDuring Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II

World War II ⓘ
historicalPeriod British home front during World War II ⓘ
jurisdiction Great Britain ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
languageOfDocument English ⓘ
legalEffect authorised extensive delegated legislation ⓘ
expanded executive power in time of war ⓘ
limited ordinary peacetime civil rights ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
longTitle An Act to confer on His Majesty in Council power to make Defence Regulations and provide for the detention of persons in the interests of the public safety or the defence of the realm, and for purposes connected therewith ⓘ
purpose to control many aspects of civilian life during wartime ⓘ
to enable the making of Defence Regulations by Order in Council ⓘ
to grant the government emergency powers for the defence of the realm ⓘ
to provide for the detention of persons in the interests of public safety ⓘ
relatedTo Defence Regulations (United Kingdom) ⓘ
Emergency Powers (Defence) (No. 2) Act 1940 ⓘ
Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1940 ⓘ
Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1945 ⓘ
repealed true ⓘ
repealedStatus spent and repealed after World War II ⓘ
royalAssent 1939-08-24 ⓘ
shortTitle Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 ⓘ
subjectMatter civil liberties during wartime ⓘ
defence of the realm ⓘ
public safety ⓘ
wartime economic control ⓘ
typeOfPowerGranted control of information and censorship ⓘ
control of labour and employment ⓘ
control of movement and travel ⓘ
power of detention without ordinary trial ⓘ
regulatory control over industry ⓘ
yearEnacted 1939 ⓘ

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Chamberlain government → introducedMeasure → Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 ⓘ
Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 → shortTitle → Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 ⓘ
Defence Regulations (United Kingdom) → legalBasis → Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 ⓘ
Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1940 → extends → Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 ⓘ
Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1940 → amends → Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 ⓘ
Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1940 → relatedTo → Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 ⓘ
Emergency Laws (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946 → relatedTo → Emergency Powers (Defence) Acts ⓘ
linked to: Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939
Regulation 39B → hasLegalBasisIn → Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 ⓘ
Regulation 39B → relatedTo → Emergency Powers (Defence) Regulations ⓘ
linked to: Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939
Emergency Powers (Defence) (Northern Ireland) Regulations → legalBasis → Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 ⓘ
Emergency Powers (Defence) (Northern Ireland) Regulations → relatedTo → Emergency Powers (Defence) Regulations 1939 ⓘ
linked to: Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939
Ministry of Labour and National Service → usedLegalFramework → Emergency Powers (Defence) Acts ⓘ
linked to: Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939