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# Ministry of Fuel and Power Act 1945

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

Ministry of Fuel and Power Act 1945
1945 c.19
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. {#section-1}

(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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## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {#section-23.}



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## 6 Interpretation. {#section-6}

(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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## 7 {#section-7}

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## 8 Short title. {#section-8}

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

## FIRST SCHEDULE 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) {#schedule-FIRST}

Section 1.
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## SECOND SCHEDULE {#schedule-SECOND}

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## THIRD SCHEDULE {#schedule-THIRD}

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