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The Clean Air Act 1956 (4 & 5 Eliz. 2.c. 52) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom enacted principally in response to London's Great Smog of 1952.It was sponsored by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government in England and the Department of Health for Scotland, and was in effect until 1993.
While the 1952 smog had led to the passing of the 1956 Clean Air Act, which restricted the burning of domestic fuels in urban areas with the introduction of smokeless zones, fogs continued to be smoky in London for some years after the act as residents and operators were given time to convert from domestic fuels. The December 1962 smog is ...
In response to the Great Smog of 1952, the British Parliament introduced the Clean Air Act 1956. This act legislated for zones where smokeless fuels had to be burnt and relocated power stations to rural areas. The Clean Air Act 1968 [29] introduced the use of tall chimneys to disperse air pollution for industries burning coal, liquid or gaseous ...
Alkali Act 1863; Clean Air Act 1956; Clean Air Act 1968; Clean Air Act 1993; Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005; Climate Change Act 2008; Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006; Energy Act 2010; Environment Act 1995; Environmental Protection Act 1990; Flood and Water Management Act 2010; Forestry Act 1991; Ground Game Act ...
The Clean Air Act may refer to: Clean Air Act 1956, in the United Kingdom; Clean Air Act (United States), 1963, with later amendments;
London also suffered from terrible air pollution, and this culminated in the "Great Smog" of 1952, which in turn triggered a legislative response: the Clean Air Act 1956. The basic regulatory structure was to set limits on emissions for households and business (particularly burning coal) while an inspectorate would enforce compliance. It ...
Canada Corn Act 1843; Census (Great Britain) Act 1900; Census (Ireland) Act 1900; Chancery Amendment Act 1858; Charlwood and Horley Act 1974; Cinematograph Films Act 1927; Civil Aviation (Eurocontrol) Act 1962; Civil Procedure Acts Repeal Act 1879; Clean Air Act 1956; Coal Act 1938; Cockfighting Act 1952; Coinage Act 1816; Coinage Offences Act 1832
The most lethal incidence of this smog in London occurred in 1952 and resulted in the Clean Air Act 1956 and Clean Air Act 1968, both now repealed and consolidated into the Clean Air Act 1993, which were effective in largely removing sulphur dioxide and coal smoke, the causes of pea soup fog, though these have been replaced by less visible ...