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|short_title =Emergency Powers Act 1964
|short_title = Emergency Powers Act 1964
|parliament =Parliament of the United Kingdom
|type = Act
|parliament = Parliament of the United Kingdom
|long_title =An Act to amend the [[Emergency Powers Act 1920]] and make permanent the Defence (Armed Forces) Regulations 1939.
|long_title = An Act to amend the [[Emergency Powers Act 1920]] and make permanent the Defence (Armed Forces) Regulations 1939.
|statute_book_chapter =1964 c. 38
|statute_book_chapter = [[List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1964|1964]] c. 38
|introduced_by =[[Henry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumnor|Henry Brooke]]
|introduced_by = [[Henry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumnor|Henry Brooke]]
|territorial_extent =England & Wales; Scotland
|territorial_extent = England & Wales; Scotland
|royal_assent =10 June 1964
|royal_assent = 10 June 1964
|commencement =10 June 1964
|commencement = 10 June 1964
|repeal_date =
|repeal_date =
|amendments =[[Civil Contingencies Act 2004]]
|amendments = [[Civil Contingencies Act 2004]]
|related_legislation =[[Defence of the Realm Act 1914]], [[Emergency Powers Act 1920]], [[Emergency Powers Act (Northern Ireland) 1926]], [[Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939]], [[Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1973]]
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|status =Amended
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'''The Emergency Powers Act 1964''' is an [[Act of Parliament|Act]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] and was passed to amend the [[Emergency Powers Act 1920]] and make permanent the Defence (Armed Forces) Regulations 1939. Section 1 of this Act did not apply to [[Northern Ireland]].
{{distinguish|Emergency Powers (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 1964}}
The '''Emergency Powers Act 1964''' is an [[Act of Parliament|Act]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] and was passed to amend the [[Emergency Powers Act 1920]] and make permanent the Defence (Armed Forces) Regulations 1939. Section 1 of this Act did not apply to [[Northern Ireland]].


Section 1(1) of the [[Emergency Powers Act 1920]] which stated:
Section 1(1) of the [[Emergency Powers Act 1920]] which stated:
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Section 1 was repealed by the [[Civil Contingencies Act 2004]].
Section 1 was repealed by the [[Civil Contingencies Act 2004]].


Section 2 of this Act amended the Defence (Armed Forces) Regulations 1939 which allowed soldiers 'temporary employment in agricultural work or in other work, being urgent work of national importance' by making this permanent.
Section 2 of this Act made permanent Regulation 6 of the [[Defence (Armed Forces) Regulations 1939]], which allowed soldiers "temporary employment in agricultural work or in other work, being urgent work of national importance".


In 2004, the [[Joint Committee]] of the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] and the [[House of Lords]] named this Act a 'fundamental part of the constitutional law' of the UK. <ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt200203/jtselect/jtdcc/184/18407.htm#a44 First Report of the Joint Committee on Draft Civil Contingencies Bill 28 November 2003 HL 184 HC 1074 para 183]</ref>
In 2004, the [[Joint Committee of the House of Commons and House of Lords]] named this Act a "fundamental part of the constitutional law" of the UK.<ref>[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt200203/jtselect/jtdcc/184/18407.htm#a44 First Report of the Joint Committee on Draft Civil Contingencies Bill 28 November 2003 HL 184 HC 1074 para 183]</ref>


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Latest revision as of 17:49, 10 May 2024

Emergency Powers Act 1964
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to amend the Emergency Powers Act 1920 and make permanent the Defence (Armed Forces) Regulations 1939.
Citation1964 c. 38
Introduced byHenry Brooke
Territorial extent England & Wales; Scotland
Dates
Royal assent10 June 1964
Commencement10 June 1964
Other legislation
Amended byCivil Contingencies Act 2004
Relates to
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Not to be confused with Emergency Powers (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 1964.

The Emergency Powers Act 1964 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and was passed to amend the Emergency Powers Act 1920 and make permanent the Defence (Armed Forces) Regulations 1939. Section 1 of this Act did not apply to Northern Ireland.

Section 1(1) of the Emergency Powers Act 1920 which stated:

"If at any time it appears to His Majesty that any action has been taken or is immediately threatened by any persons or body of persons of such a nature and on so extensive a scale as to be calculated, by interfering with the supply and distribution of food, water, fuel, or light, or with the means of locomotion, to deprive the community, or any substantial portion of the community, of the essentials of life, His Majesty may, by proclamation (hereinafter referred to as a proclamation of emergency), declare that a state of emergency exists."

was amended:

"...for the words from 'any action' to 'so extensive a scale' there shall be substituted the words 'there have occurred, or are about to occur, events of such a nature'."

Section 1 was repealed by the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.

Section 2 of this Act made permanent Regulation 6 of the Defence (Armed Forces) Regulations 1939, which allowed soldiers "temporary employment in agricultural work or in other work, being urgent work of national importance".

In 2004, the Joint Committee of the House of Commons and House of Lords named this Act a "fundamental part of the constitutional law" of the UK.[1]

References

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  1. ^ First Report of the Joint Committee on Draft Civil Contingencies Bill 28 November 2003 HL 184 HC 1074 para 183
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