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.
S. 1(1) extended by S.I. 1988/1222, regs. 2, 3, 4
S. 1(1) so far as it relates to maintaining and improving the safety, health and welfare of persons employed in or about mines and quarries in Great Britain saved by virtue of Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c.37, SIF 43:3), s. 53, Sch. 1 and Tay Road Bridge Order Confirmation Act 1991 (c. iv), Sch. Pt. VII s. 62
s. 1(1) amended by Continental Shelf Act 1964 (c. 29), s. 1(6)
Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1969/1498, art. 2(2) and 1970/1537, arts. 2(2), 7(4)
Words repealed by S.I. 1974/2012, reg. 2
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
S. 1(2) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993, c. 50, s.1(1), Sch. 1, Pt.XI
(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
S. 1(3) repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1966 (c. 5)
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Ss. 2, 3 repealed by S.I. 1969/1498, Sch. 2

4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
S. 4 repealed by House of Commons Disqualification Act 1957 (c. 20), Sch 4 Pt. I

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S. 5 repealed by S.I. 1969/1498, Sch. 2

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.
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
S. 6(2)(3) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993, c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1, Pt.XI
(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
S. 7(1) repealed by Ministerial Salaries Consolidation Act 1965 (c. 58), Sch. 2
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
S. 7(2) repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1953 (2 & 3 Eliz. 2 c. 5), Sch. 1
(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
S. 7(3) repealed by Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), s. 112(3)(4), Sch. 17 para. 35(1), Sch. 18

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