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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.
Clean Air Act 1956 (repealed) 4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 52. 5 July 1956. An Act to make provision for abating the pollution of the air. (Repealed by Clean Air Act 1993)
The Clean Air Act may refer to: Clean Air Act 1956, in the United Kingdom; Clean Air Act (United States), 1963, with later amendments; Clean Air Act 1972, in New Zealand;
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 ...
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of this smog in London occurred in 1952 and resulted in the Clean Air Act 1956 and Clean Air Act 1968, both now repealed and consolidated into the Clean Air Act 1993, which were effective in largely removing sulphur dioxide and coal smoke, the causes of pea soup fog, though these have been replaced by less visible ...
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 ...
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 ...
5 July – Parliament passes the Clean Air Act in response to the Great Smog of 1952. [22] 9 July – Mettoy introduce Corgi Toys model cars, manufactured in South Wales. [23] 10 July – A private member's bill to abolish the death penalty is vetoed in the House of Lords; however, no capital punishment is carried out in the UK this year.