Regulation 39B

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Regulation 39B is a specific provision within the United Kingdom’s wartime Defence Regulations, known for granting broad emergency powers to the authorities during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom Defence Regulation ⓘ
wartime emergency regulation ⓘ
administeredBy Home Office ⓘ
military and civil security authorities ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
associatedWithConcept civil liberties ⓘ
executive discretion ⓘ
national security ⓘ
wartime censorship and control ⓘ
confersPowerOn Home Office ⓘ
executive authorities ⓘ
police authorities ⓘ
confersPowerType detention powers ⓘ
emergency powers ⓘ
powers of restriction and control ⓘ
preventive powers ⓘ
enactedDuring Second World War emergency period ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
governingBody UK Government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
hasEffect expanded powers of detention without ordinary criminal trial ⓘ
increased executive control over individuals deemed security risks ⓘ
restriction of certain peacetime civil rights ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasLegalBasisIn Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 ⓘ
Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1940 ⓘ
hasPurpose grant broad emergency powers to authorities during wartime ⓘ
maintain public order during wartime ⓘ
protect national security during World War II ⓘ
historicalRole example of broad delegated legislation in wartime ⓘ
precedent for later UK emergency powers legislation ⓘ
isTypeOf Defence Regulation under Emergency Powers legislation ⓘ
legalNature statutory instrument-based regulation ⓘ
subordinate legislation ⓘ
legalSystem English law ⓘ
Northern Ireland law ⓘ
Scots law ⓘ
partOf United Kingdom Defence Regulations ⓘ
regulates activities considered prejudicial to public safety ⓘ
activities considered prejudicial to the efficient prosecution of the war ⓘ
conduct considered prejudicial to the defence of the realm ⓘ
relatedTo Emergency Powers (Defence) Regulations ⓘ
other Defence Regulations restricting movement and communication ⓘ
status no longer in force ⓘ
spent ⓘ
subjectOf historical analysis of emergency powers in British constitutional law ⓘ
legal commentary on wartime civil liberties in the United Kingdom ⓘ
timePeriod 1939–1945 ⓘ

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