Electricity Act 1947

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The Electricity Act 1947 was a landmark UK law that nationalised the electricity supply industry, creating a centrally planned system of generation and distribution across Great Britain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom legislation ⓘ
aim to place electricity supply under public ownership and control ⓘ
to secure a coordinated and economical system of electricity supply ⓘ
appliesTo England ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBody Area Electricity Boards ⓘ
British Electricity Authority ⓘ
Central Authority for electricity ⓘ
doesNotApplyTo Northern Ireland ⓘ
effect creation of a centrally planned electricity system ⓘ
nationalisation of electricity supply industry in Great Britain ⓘ
standardisation of electricity supply ⓘ
transfer of private and municipal electricity undertakings to public ownership ⓘ
followedBy Electricity Act 1957 ⓘ
geographicalScope Great Britain ⓘ
historicalSignificance foundation of the modern publicly owned electricity system in Great Britain ⓘ
key component of post-war UK nationalisation programme ⓘ
implementedBy Ministry of Fuel and Power ⓘ
introducedBy Clement Attlee government ⓘ
linked to: Attlee government
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
longTitle An Act to provide for the vesting in the British Electricity Authority and Area Electricity Boards of electricity undertakings in Great Britain and for purposes connected therewith ⓘ
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
policyArea energy policy ⓘ
public utilities regulation ⓘ
politicalContext post-war Labour government nationalisation programme ⓘ
precededBy Electricity (Supply) Act 1926 ⓘ
relatedLegislation Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946 ⓘ
Gas Act 1948 ⓘ
Transport Act 1947 ⓘ
repealedBy Electricity Act 1989 ⓘ
restructuredIndustry electricity distribution in Great Britain ⓘ
electricity generation in Great Britain ⓘ
electricity transmission in Great Britain ⓘ
royalAssent 1947-02-13 ⓘ
sector energy ⓘ
public utilities ⓘ
shortTitle Electricity Act 1947 ⓘ
status repealed ⓘ
subjectMatter electricity industry ⓘ
nationalisation ⓘ
public ownership ⓘ
transferredAssetsFrom municipal electricity undertakings ⓘ
private electricity companies ⓘ
typeOfNationalisation public corporation model ⓘ
yearEnacted 1947 ⓘ

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Attlee government → implementedPolicy → Electricity Act 1947 ⓘ
Electricity Act 1947 → shortTitle → Electricity Act 1947 ⓘ
Electricity Act 1947 → longTitle → An Act to provide for the vesting in the British Electricity Authority and Area Electricity Boards of electricity undertakings in Great Britain and for purposes connected therewith ⓘ
linked to: Electricity Act 1947
Electricity Act 1947 → repealedBy → Electricity Act 1989 ⓘ
linked to: Electricity Act 1947
Gas Act 1948 → relatedTo → Electricity Act 1947 ⓘ
Iron and Steel Act 1949 → relatedTo → Electricity Act 1947 ⓘ
British Electricity Authority → legalBasis → Electricity Act 1947 ⓘ
Area Electricity Boards → legalBasis → Electricity Act 1947 ⓘ
Electricity (Supply) Act 1926 → relatedTo → Electricity Act 1947 ⓘ
Electricity Act 1957 → relatedTo → Electricity Act 1947 ⓘ
British Electricity Authority → legalBasis → Electricity Act 1947 ⓘ
subject linked to: BEA
Central Electricity Board → dissolvedBy → Electricity Act 1947 ⓘ
South Eastern Electricity Board → foundedBy → Electricity Act 1947 ⓘ
South Eastern Electricity Board → legalBasis → Electricity Act 1947 ⓘ
British electricity supply industry → keyEvent → Electricity Act 1947 ⓘ
London Electricity Board → operatedUnder → Electricity Act 1947 ⓘ
Southern Electricity Board → formedUnderAct → Electricity Act 1947 ⓘ
South Western Electricity Board → createdBy → Electricity Act 1947 ⓘ