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Catalogue description Ministry of Fuel and Power, Coal Division, and Successor: Registered Files: Coal Division (C Series)
| Reference: | POWE 53 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Ministry of Fuel and Power, Coal Division, and Successor: Registered Files: Coal Division (C Series) |
| Description: |
Papers relating to coal production, coal statistics and coal quality and other papers from the Coal Division. |
| Date: | 1953-1963 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | C file series |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Ministry of Fuel and Power, Coal Division, 1942-1957 Ministry of Power, Coal Division, 1957-1969 |
| Physical description: | 17 file(s) |
| Restrictions on use: | Subject to 30 year closure |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
When controls over the allocation and distribution of solid fuels ended in 1958, and the Opencast Coal Act of that year was passed, the Home Branch and the Production Branch of the Division, which was responsible for all questions concerning the Ministry's relations with the National Coal Board, were merged into a new Home Branch. This in turn became Branch I of the Division in 1961. The Home Branch of the Coal Division had responsibility for questions relating to the inland distribution of solid fuels and provided secretarial assistance to the Industrial and Domestic Coal Consumers Councils. It also had responsibilities relating to smokeless fuels after the passing of the Clean Air Act 1956. |
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