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Electricity Commission: Correspondence and Papers

Catalogue reference: POWE 12

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POWE 12

This series consists of correspondence and papers dealing with all aspects of the Electricity Commissioners' functions in connection with the supply, transmission and distribution of electricity, and in 1936, (Electricity Supply (Meters) Act...

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POWE 12

Title
Electricity Commission: Correspondence and Papers
Date

1919-1953

Description

This series consists of correspondence and papers dealing with all aspects of the Electricity Commissioners' functions in connection with the supply, transmission and distribution of electricity, and in 1936, (Electricity Supply (Meters) Act 1936), the re-organisation of meter testing arrangements. Some early Ministry of Transport Electricity Branch and Board of Trade Industrial Power and Transport Department papers, and a few later records of the Gas and Electricity Division of the Ministry of Fuel and Power, are included in this series.

Arrangement
Arrangement

The papers in this series have been grouped into subjects similar to those in POWE 13 to facilitate cross reference.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Board of Trade, Industrial Power and Transport Department, 1918-1919
  • Electricity Commission, 1919-1948
  • Ministry of Fuel and Power, Gas and Electricity Division, 1942-1947
  • Ministry of Transport, Electricity Branch, 1920-1941
Physical description

888 file(s)

Subjects
Topics
Trade and commerce
Transport management
Oil and gas
Electricity
Administrative / biographical background

The Electricity (Supply) Act 1919 provided for the establishment of the Electricity Commissioners to be responsible for all aspects of electricity supply.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11829/

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