War Damage Commission

War Damage Act 1941
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to make provision with respect to war damage to immovable properly and to goods.
Citation4 & 5 Geo. 6. c. 12
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent26 March 1941
Commencement26 March 1941
Repealed21 May 1981
Other legislation
Amends
Amended by
Repealed byStatute Law (Repeals) Act 1981
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
War Damage Commission notification form

The War Damage Commission was a body set up by the British Government under the War Damage Act 1941 (4 & 5 Geo. 6. c. 12) to pay compensation for war damage to land and buildings and " 'fixed' plant and machinery", throughout the United Kingdom. It was not responsible for the repairs themselves, which were carried out by local authorities or private contractors.

The commission was chaired by Malcolm Trustram Eve, then by Sir Thomas Williams Phillips (1949–1959). It was headquartered at Devonshire House, Mayfair Place, Piccadilly, London, and operated out of sixteen Regional Offices:

Subsequent developments

Section 88 of the 1941 act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and part XIII of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973, which came into force on 18 July 1973.

The whole act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and part XI of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1981, which came into force on 21 May 1981.

Notes

References

  1. ↑ War Damage Commission. A Short Explanatory Pamphlet on Claims under the War Damage Act 1941, 1941.
  2. ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1973 c. 39
  3. ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1981", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1981 c. 19