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

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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.


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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 20 January 1944 English

that REGULATIONS PART V OF THE DEFENCE IN PARTS III AND IV AND THE REMAINDER OF (GENERAL) REGULATION. 1. THE COMMITTEE had before it a memorandum (E.L. (43) 10) outlining …


The National Archives · 3 September 1943 English

differentiating this category of nominal unemployment from the bulk figures. These and similar questions will be mainly for the Ministry of Labour to consider, and they will no doubt have …


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 · 5 April 1944 English

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The National Archives · 4 May 1944 English

(3) 1 1B 1C 2C 2D 3A 4A 4AA 4B 4C 6A 6B 7 9 SUMMARY OF PROPOSALS FOR REVOCATION OR RETENTION OF THE DEFENCE (GENERAL) REGULATIONS. I. — REGULATIONS …


The National Archives · 24 July 1943 English

2 III.—Mr. H. H. Wiles, Ministry of Labour. Mr. H. J. Hutchinson, Ministry of Supply (raw materials). Mr. H. Beer, Ministry of Supply (general). Sir Stephen Low, Board of Trade. …


The National Archives · 14 October 1943 English

PROPOSALS IN RESPECT OF DEFENCE REGULATIONS IN PARTS I AND II AND V (IN PART) THE COMMITTEE had before it a memorandum by the Joint Secretaries (E.L.(43) 6), covering detailed …


The National Archives · 30 September 1944 English

SUMMARY OF PROPOSALS FOR REVOCATION OR RETENTION OF DEFENCE REGULATIONS MADE OR AMENDED BETWEEN 1st JANUARY, 1944, and 31st AUGUST, 1944. I.—Regulations to be revoked on cessation of active hostilities …


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 …


The National Archives · 23 December 1943 English

DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT) CONFIDENTIAL E.L. (45) 13 COPY No. 23RD DECEMBER, 1943 WAR CABINET COMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY LEGISLATION DEFENCE REGULATION 22 AND OTHER REGULATIONS …


The National Archives · 6 January 1944 English

1. FUTURE STRUCTURE OF EMERGENCY LEGISLATION THE CHAIRMAN referred to the paper (E.L. (43) 11) which summarised the views of the permanent nucleus of the Committee on the future structure …


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 …