Series: Committee on Emergency Legislation. Meetings 1(43) - 2(43) Papers 1(43) - 13(43), 24 July-23 Dec 1943; Meetings 1(44) - 5(44) Papers 1(44) - 22(44), 1 Jan-12 Dec 1944
Taylor Kenkel
A file of documents relating to the British government's plans for post-war legislation and the continuation of emergency powers during the transition to peacetime. Subjects covered in the file include billeting for evacuated war workers and children; the maintenance of public morale; trade with enemy territories; punishment for crimes such as espionage to aid the enemy; the rationing and pricing of commodity foods; and the control of newspapers, entertainment, and public use of postal and telegraphic communications. Other subjects discussed include transport provisions for industrial goods; employment for demobilised soldiers; the supervision of foreign nationals; the release of prisoners; land requisitioning for food production; and healthcare provisions to prevent the spread of disease. Documents in the file include a memorandum on the schedule for the revocation or retention of wartime regulations; and statistics of employment in the war industries.
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The National Archives · 4 July 1944 English
any or peace- representative 3 9. Defence Regulation 2B provides that a person shall not be guilty of an offence against the Regulation by reason only of his taking part …
The National Archives · 22 October 1943 English
2. General agreement has emerged on the main outline of the suggestions which we make below. our suggestions are directed mainly to the period of "normal" peacetime conditions after the …
The National Archives · 30 March 1944 English
2 emergency period as varying in duration for different Acts, because obviously the transitional phase need not be of the same length in relation to different subject matters. For example, …
The National Archives · 4 May 1944 English
2 our terms of reference, is circulated as a separate paper (E.L. (44) 13, attached to R (44) 94, Annex). These proposals assume that, in the case of Regulations to …
The National Archives · 14 December 1943 English
CONFIDENTIAL 14TH DECEMBER, 1943 IS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT). E.L. (43) 12 COPY NO. WAR CABINET COMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY LEGISLATION DEFENCE REGULATION 22 AND OTHER …
The National Archives · 16 August 1943 English
dealt with by Defence Regulation" war were dealt with in the last War by separate Acts; this again may have been partly due to the fact that the regulation—making powers …
The National Archives · 11 September 1943 English
DEFENCE (ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS, 1940. Departments mainly concerned: Scottish Home Department and Lord Advocate's Department. Other Departments concerned: None. Regulations 1 and 2 prescribe the procedure to be …
The National Archives · 29 July 1943 English
Regulations, namely emergency provisions designed for the safety and for public order PROCEDURE AND PROGRAMME OF WORK problems to be dealt with by THE CHAIRMAN reviewed the the Committee and …
The National Archives · 4 May 1944 English
2 the country, it would be permissible in administering them to have regard to important national interests such as the location of industry and the recovery of the export trade. …
The National Archives · 4 September 1943 English
billeting security REVOCATION OR RETENTION OF OF PROPOSALS FOR SCHEDULE REGULATIONS IN PARTS I, II and V (in part) OF THE DEFENCE (GENERAL) REGULATIONS. denotes that it raises important issues …