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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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, …