PRICE CONTROL IN THE TRANSITION PERIOD, 1. THE COMMITTEE had before them a memorandum by the President of the Board of Trade (L.P. (44) 211) proposing that Section 1 of the Goods and Services (Price Control) Act, 1941, should be amended to enable manufacturers' maximum prices to be fixed, not only by order for a class, but also by direction for an individual firm. THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE explained that the existing powers of the Board of Trade under the Goods and Services (Price Control) Act, 1941, empowered the Board of Trade to fix maximum prices only for particular classes of business and not for individual businesses, while the wider powers under Defence Regulation 55 could not be used except where the control of prices formed part of a scheme for the production of utility goods.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/19/3
- Document Types
- Summary
- File Reference
- CAB 71/19
- Former Department Reference
- LP(45) 1st Meeting
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000019.003
- Keywords
- Civil Consumption Clement Attlee Coal Consumer Goods Exports Industrial Consumption Industrial Production Industry Law Mining Overseas Trade Price Controls Prices Productivity Retail Statistics Transportation Travel Restrictions
- Language
- English
- Locations Discussed
- Australia Canada Dieppe France Newhaven United States of America
- Organizations Discussed
- Lord President's Committee
- Pages
- 6
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Series
- Meetings 1(45) - 47(45)
- Themes
- Industry Infrastructure Rationing Supply Preparations for War Peace Licensing Price Control Fuel Utilities Post-war Planning Transport Travel
