Electricity Act 1947 (UK)
- Electricity Act 1947 (UK)
The Electricity Act 1947 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that nationalised the numerous municipal and privately-owned electricity generation and supply utilities in Great Britain. They were replaced with a British Electricity Authority and fifteen Area Electricity Boards.
| Area Electricity Boards |
#North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board (created 1943)
#South West Scotland Electricity Board
#South East Scotland Electricity Board
#North Western Electricity Board
#North Eastern Electricity Board
#Yorkshire Electricity Board
#Merseyside and North Wales Electricity Board
#East Midlands Electricity Board
#South Wales Electricity Board
#Midlands Electricity Board
#Eastern Electricity Board
#South Western Electricity Board
#Southern Electricity Board
#London Electricity Board
#South Eastern Electricity Board | |
* List of pre-nationalisation UK electric power companiesExternal links
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