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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 30 November 1944 English
All these Regulations will have to be continued for a temporary period, and on the whole, the most practicable solution seems to be to continue them for one year after …
The National Archives · 29 December 1943 English
SCHEDULE OF PROPOSALS FOR REVOCATION OR RETENTION OD### REGULATIONS IN PARTS III, IV AND THE REMAINDER O### PART V OF THE DEFENCE (GENERAL) REGULATIONS. I.—REGULATIONS TO BE REVOKED ON CESSATION …
The National Archives · 10 August 1943 English
CONFIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY LEGISLATION. SCHEDULE OF EMERGENCY ACTS OF PARLIAMENT PASSED BEFORE AUGUST 5TH, 1943. Preliminary Note. 1. The Schedule set out below contains all the enactments so far …
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 · 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 · 9 August 1943 English
DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT). CONFIDENTIAL E.L. (43) 5 9TH SEPTEMBER, 1943 COPY NO. WAR CABINET COMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY LEGISLATION DEFENCE (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 1939 PROGRAMME 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 · 19 April 1944 English
1. 2. a INTERIM REPORT ON REVIEW OF DEFENCE REGULATIONS THE COMMITTEE had before it the draft of an Interim Report (E,L. (44) 9) for submission to the Reconstruction Committee, …
The National Archives · 24 March 1944 English
ARRANGEMENT OF EMERGENCY ACTS. I.—National Service and Armed Forces. Armed Forces (Conditions of Service) Act, 1939 National Service Acts, 1939 to 1942 Military and Air Forces (Prolongation of Service) Act, …
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 · 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 · 1 January 1944 English
INDEX DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT) CONFIDENTIAL E.L. (44)1 COPY NO. 1ST JANUARY, 1944 WAR CABINET COMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY LEGISLATION DEFENCE REGULATION 22 AND OTHER REGULATIONS …
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 · 4 September 1943 English
have to be justified after the war is over, as necessary for the public safety. Regulation 42B which enables cinemas to be opened on Sundays in places where large numbers …
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 · 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 …
The National Archives · 8 December 1943 English
Position at Stage A 3. Two main questions arise in respect of Stage A, namely:- (1) whether it will be necessary to modify the Emergency Powers (Defence) Acts in order …
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 · 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 · 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 · 13 October 1944 English
APPENDIX SUPPLIES AND SERVICES (TRANSITIONAL POWERS) BILL Memorandum by the Chairman of the Emergency Legislation Committee 1. The Emergency Legislation Committee, in accordance with the instructions of the Reconstruction Committee, …
The National Archives · 5 April 1944 English
For the purpose of this examination, the following stages were used in formulating proposals for the revo- cation or retention of Regulations:- Stage A. - Cessation of active hostilities in …
The National Archives · 6 September 1944 English
The Committee had before them a memorandum (Gen. 24/6) covering the draft of an Emergency Powers (Transitional Provisions) Bill which had been prepared in pursuance of a decision of the …
The National Archives · 10 November 1943 English
(a) There will be children who have no home to return to. because the father is in one of the Services and the mother is on war works The disposal …
The National Archives · 5 April 1944 English
The 1939; ###ay ###bout ###hat ##he ###ct ###likely ###nder ###ay ###n ###he ###rders ###n ###hich ###gain ###onger. ###uring the those the duration of will be needed until Stage C, but …
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 · 22 September 1944 English
of its objects: moreover paragraph (b) would cover measures designed to prevent inflationary tendencies. There is also the narrower ground that the restriction of transport charges helps the distribution of …
The National Archives · 17 August 1943 English
STATISTICS ###CUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT). CONFIDENTIAL E.L. (43) 4 17TH AUGUST, 1943 COPY NO. WAR CABINET COMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY LEGISLATION Note by the Chairman In …
The National Archives · 5 April 1944 English
###litical aspect The (c) The use of the Defence Regulations contained in Parts I and II of the General Regulations for the periods proposed by the interested departments will be …
The National Archives · 3 January 1944 English
INDEX DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT) CONFIDENTIAL E.L. (44) 2 3RD JANUARY, 1944 COPY NO. WAR CABINET EMERGENCY LEGISLATION COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON THE OFFICIAL SECRETS ACTS …
The National Archives · 18 February 1944 English
1 4B 3A 7 8 9 17 SUMMARY OF PROPOSALS FOR REVOCATION OR RETENTION O THE DEFENCE (GENERAL) REGULATIONS. I.—REGULATIONS TO BE REVOKED ON CESSATION OF ACTIV 1B 1C 2C …
The National Archives · 18 January 1944 English
6. substantial staffs of Government Departments will remain at Bath, Harrogate, Black pool and elsewhere, until Stage B, when some shrinkage in Admiralty, Air Ministry and M.A.P. strengths may be …
The National Archives · 14 January 1944 English
SCHEDULE OF PROPOSALS FOR REYOCATION OR RETENTION ### REGULATIONS IN VOLUME II OF THE DEFENCE REGULATIONS. I.—REGULATIONS TO BE REYOKED ON CESSATION OF ACTIV HOSTILITIES IN EUROPE (STAGE A). Defence …
The National Archives · 12 December 1944 English
1. OFFICIAL SECRETS ACTS THE COMMITTEE had before it the Report (E.L.(44)15 — Revise) of a committee presided over by the Attorney- General which had recommended - (a) that no …
The National Archives · 1 January 1944 English
THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT SECRET E.L. (43) Series. WAR CABINET COMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY LEGISLATION MINUTES OF MEETINGS. No. of Papers Meeting. Date of Meeting. …
The National Archives · 1 January 1944 English
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 …