Courts (Emergency Powers) Act, 1939. 4. At the outset of the war it had been decided that it was desirable to avoid anything in the nature of a general moratorium for debts under pre-war contracts. Instead, the Courts (Emergency Powers) Act, 1939, was passed in September to give a measure of protection to debtors in respect of such debts. Briefly that protection took the form of preventing a creditor, without the leave of the Court, from realising any security or taking possession of property; and the Courts could refuse such leave, or grant it subject to conditions, in cases where debtors could show that they were unable to meet their liabilities by reason of circumstances directly or indirectly attributable to the war.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide Region 4: Eastern (Cambridge HQ) Region 12: South Eastern (Tunbridge Wells HQ)
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/1/60
- Document Types
- Memorandum Report Correspondence
- File Reference
- CAB 71/1
- Former Department Reference
- LP(40) 27
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000001.060
- Keywords
- Airfields Allowances Bomb Damage British Economy Budgets Civil Defence Regions Debt Economic Aid Emergency Procedures Evacuable Areas Evacuation Finance Grants Hotels Housing Local Authorities Public Opinion Rental Properties Reserve Stocks Retail Towns Welfare
- Language
- English
- Locations Discussed
- Aldeburgh Broadstairs Clacton Deal Dover Felixstowe Folkestone Frinton-on-Sea Great Yarmouth Harwich Hythe Lowestoft Margate Ramsgate Sandwich Southend-on-Sea Southwold Walton
- Organizations Discussed
- Lord President's Committee
- Pages
- 24
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Evacuation Preparations for War Peace Evacuation Scheme the Wartime Economy Health Welfare
