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 · 15 August 1944 English
DEFENCE REGULATIONS, AND AMENDMENTS OF SINCE THE 1ST JANUARY, 1944 1. Defence (General) Regulations, 1939 DEFENCE REGULATIONS, to serve away from their home areas. ###gulation Department Other Suggested part of …
The National Archives · 8 July 1944 English
tion 8, is Kept in subject STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS 1944 No. EMERGENCY POWERS (DEFENCE) ORDER IN COUNCIL REVOKING AND AMENDING CERTAIN DEFENCE REGULATIONS. At the Court of Buckingham Palace, …
The National Archives · 30 March 1944 English
2 It should perhaps be explained that the expression "end of hostilities,' whether used in relation to the European theatre or the war as a whole, is intended to mean …
The National Archives · 9 November 1944 English
CONFIDENTIAL INDEX This STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS 1944 No. EMERGENCY POWERS (DEFENCE) ORDER IN COUNCIL REVOKING AND AMENDING CERTAIN DEFENCE REGULATIONS. At the Court of Buckingham Palace, the day of …