War Damage Commission

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War Damage Act 1941
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act to make provision with respect to war damage to immovable properly and to goods.
Citation 4 & 5 Geo. 6. c. 12
Dates
Royal assent 26 March 1941
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the War Damage Act 1941 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
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War Damage Commission notification form

The War Damage Commission was a body set up by the British Government under the War Damage Act 1941 (4 & 5 Geo. 6. c. 12) to pay compensation for war damage to land and buildings and " 'fixed' plant and machinery", throughout the United Kingdom. It was not responsible for the repairs themselves, which were carried out by local authorities or private contractors. [1]

The commission was chaired by Malcolm Trustram Eve, then by Sir Thomas Williams Phillips (1949–1959). It was headquartered at Devonshire House, Mayfair Place, Piccadilly, London, and operated out of sixteen Regional Offices:

References

  1. War Damage Commission. A Short Explanatory Pamphlet on Claims under the War Damage Act 1941, 1941.