# Ministry of Fuel and Power Act 1945

8 & 9 Geo. 6 c. 19 · enacted 25 April 1945 · revised to 5 November 1993

An Act to make further provision with respect to the appointment and functions of the Minister of Fuel and Power, and for purposes connected therewith.

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/ministry-of-fuel-and-power-act-1945/pdf/ukpga_19450019_en.pdf

## Introductory text

An Act to make further provision with respect to the appointment and functions of the Minister of Fuel and Power, and for purposes connected therewith.
[25th April 1945]

## 1 †Appointment and functions of the Minister of Fuel and Power.

(1) The Secretary of State shall be charged with the general duty of securing the effective and co-ordinated development of coal, petroleum and other minerals and sources of fuel and power in Great Britain, . . . , and of promoting economy and efficiency in the supply, distribution, use and consumption of fuel and power, whether produced in Great Britain or not.
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## 6 Interpretation.

(1) For the purposes of subsection (1) of section one of this Act, the expressions “coal” and “petroleum” respectively include products of coal and products of petroleum.
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## 8 Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Ministry of Fuel and Power Act 1945.

## Schedule FIRST: Functions transferred to the Minister of Fuel and Power by the Ministers of the Crown (Minister of Fuel and Power) Order, 1942 (S.R. & O. 1942 No. 1132)

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