| State-owned utility overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1 May 1949 |
| Dissolved | 1 January 1973 |
| Type | Gas board |
| Status | Dissolved |
| Headquarters | Cardiff |
The Wales Gas Board was a state-owned utility area gas board providing gas for light and heat to industries and homes in Wales.
It was established on 1 May 1949 under the terms of the Gas Act 1948, and dissolved in 1973 when it became a region of the newly formed British Gas Corporation, British Gas Wales, as a result of the Gas Act 1972.
Under the Gas (Allocation of Undertakings to Area Boards and Gas Council) Order 1949 (SI 1949/742), the Wales Gas Board took over existing local authority and privately owned gas production and supply utilities in its area: [1]