The Bank of England Act 1946
c 27 is an
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom an act of Parliament is primary legislation passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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which came into force on 14 February 1946. The Act brought all of the stock of the
Bank of England
The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694 to act as the English Government's banker, and still one of the bankers for the Government o ...
into public ownership on the "appointed date" (1 March 1946). This was one of a series of nationalisations by the
post-war Labour government led by
Clement Attlee
Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, (3 January 18838 October 1967) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955. He was Deputy Prime Mini ...
.
See also
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Bank of England Act 1716
The Bank of England Act 1716 (3 Geo. 1 c. 8) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. It was one of the Bank of England Acts 1694 to 1892.The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2
It was partially repealed by the Statute La ...
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Bank of England Act 1998
References
External links
Bank of England Legislation, the Charters of the Bank and related documents
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1946
Bank of England
1946 in economics
Nationalisation in the United Kingdom
Banking legislation in the United Kingdom
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