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The '''National Registration Act 1939''' (2 & 3 Geo. VI c. 91) was an [[Act of Parliament]] in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name=NatReg1939>[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/acts/1939%20Registration.htm National Registration Act, 1939]. ''Rootsweb.com''. URL accessed 1 March 2008.</ref> It became law on [[ |
The '''National Registration Act 1939''' (2 & 3 Geo. VI c. 91) was an [[Act of Parliament]] in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="NatReg1939">[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/acts/1939%20Registration.htm National Registration Act, 1939]. ''Rootsweb.com''. URL accessed 1 March 2008.</ref> It became law on [[5 September]] [[1939]] as an emergency measure at the start of World War II. The Act established a National Register which began operating on 29 September 1939, a system of [[identity card]]s, and a requirement that they must be produced on demand or presented to a police station within 48 hours. The law was repealed on 22 May 1952. The last person prosecuted under the Act was [[Clarence Henry Willcock]]. |
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==See also== |
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*[[British national identity card]] |
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*[[Rayner Goddard, Baron Goddard]] |
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*[[Defence Regulations]] |
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*[[Courts (Emergency Powers) Act 1939]] |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmselect/cmhaff/130/13004.htm Select Committee on Home Affairs Fourth Report] |
* [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmselect/cmhaff/130/13004.htm Select Committee on Home Affairs Fourth Report], 20 July 2004 |
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* Michael Caines, [http://tls.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25338-2129652,00.html Identity crisis], Times Online, 16 April 2006 |
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* Nick Cohen, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2002/jun/30/ukcrime.immigrationandpublicservices1 Blunkett's identity crisis], The Observer, 30 June 2002 |
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* Jon Agar, [http://www.historyandpolicy.org/papers/policy-paper-33.html Identity cards in Britain: past experience and policy implications] |
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* Privacy International, [http://www.privacyinternational.org/article.shtml?cmd%5B347%5D=x-347-61886 History of ID Cards in the United Kingdom], 1 Jan 1997 |
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* Statewatch, [http://www.statewatch.org/news/2003/jul/26ukid.htm Identity cards in the UK - a lesson from history] |
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Revision as of 14:01, 2 March 2008
The National Registration Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo. VI c. 91) was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom.[1] It became law on 5 September 1939 as an emergency measure at the start of World War II. The Act established a National Register which began operating on 29 September 1939, a system of identity cards, and a requirement that they must be produced on demand or presented to a police station within 48 hours. The law was repealed on 22 May 1952. The last person prosecuted under the Act was Clarence Henry Willcock.
See also
- British national identity card
- Rayner Goddard, Baron Goddard
- Defence Regulations
- Courts (Emergency Powers) Act 1939
References
- ^ National Registration Act, 1939. Rootsweb.com. URL accessed 1 March 2008.
External links
- Select Committee on Home Affairs Fourth Report, 20 July 2004
- Michael Caines, Identity crisis, Times Online, 16 April 2006
- Nick Cohen, Blunkett's identity crisis, The Observer, 30 June 2002
- Jon Agar, Identity cards in Britain: past experience and policy implications
- Privacy International, History of ID Cards in the United Kingdom, 1 Jan 1997
- Statewatch, Identity cards in the UK - a lesson from history
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