Bank of England Act 1946
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to bring the capital stock of the Bank of England into public ownership and bring the Bank under public control, to make provision with respect to the relations between the Treasury, the Bank of England and other banks and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid. |
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| Citation | 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 27 |
| Introduced by | Hugh Dalton (Commons) Lord Pethick-Lawrence (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 14 February 1946 |
| Commencement | 1 March 1746 |
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| Amends | |
| Repeals/revokes | Bank of England Act 1709 |
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Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Bank of England Act 1946 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Bank of England Act 1946 (9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 27) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which came into force on 14 February 1946. The act brought all of the stock of the Bank of England into public ownership on the "appointed date" (1 March 1946). The act was belonged to a series of nationalisations by the post-war Labour government led by Clement Attlee, which also contained the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946, Electricity Act 1947, Transport Act 1947.