North Western Gas Board

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North Western Gas Board
State-owned utility overview
Formed1 May 1949 (1949-05-01)
Dissolved1 January 1973 (1973-01-01)
Type Gas board
StatusDissolved
HeadquartersWelman House, Moss Lane, Altringham

The North Western Gas Board was a state-owned utility area gas board providing gas for light and heat to industries and homes in the north-west of England.

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It was established on 1 May 1949 under the terms of the Gas Act 1948, [1] and dissolved in 1973 when it became a region of the newly formed British Gas Corporation, British Gas North Western, as a result of the Gas Act 1972.

Existing gas suppliers taken over

Under the Gas (Allocation of Undertakings to Area Boards and Gas Council) Order 1949 (SI 1949/742), the North Western Gas Board took over existing local authority and privately owned gas production and supply utilities in its area: [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jessup (1994), pp. 1, 5
  2. ↑ "Gas (Allocation of Undertakings to Area Boards and Gas Council) Order 1949" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk .

Bibliography

  • Jessup, John (1994), Lyon, John (ed.), Gas in the NorthWest: 1949–1994, British Gas Northwestern
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