Clean Air Act 1956 - wikipedia Clean Air Act 1956 Clean Air Act 1956 Parliament of the United Kingdom An Act to make provision for abating the pollution of the air Introduced by Gerald Nabarro Related legislation Smoke Nuisance Abatement ( Metropolis ) Acts 1853, 1856, Public Health ( London ) Act 1891, Clean Air Act 1993, Clean Air Act 1968 Summary Introduced a number of measures to reduce air pollution, especially by introducing ' smoke control areas ' in some towns and cities in which only smokeless fuels could be burned Status : Repealed The Clean Air Act 1956 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed in response to London 's Great Smog of 1952. It was in effect until 1964, and sponsored by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government in England and the Department of Health for Scotland. The Act introduced a number of measures to reduce air pollution, especially by introducing `` smoke control areas '' in some towns and cities in which only smokeless fuels could be burned. By shifting homes ' sources of heat towards cleaner coals, electricity, and gas, it reduced the amount of smoke pollution and sulphur dioxide from household fires. Reinforcing these changes, the Act also included measures to relocate power stations away from cities, and for the height of some chimneys to be increased. The Act was an important milestone in the development of a legal framework to protect the environment. The Act was repealed in 1993 to consolidate its legislation with other related enactments, especially the Clean Air Act 1968. Contents 1 Historical background 2 See also 3 References 4 External links 4.1 UK legislation Historical background London had long been noted for its pea soup fog, but when the `` Great Smog '' fell over the city in December 1952 the effects were unprecedented : 4,000 people are thought to have died in the immediate aftermath, triggering great public concern, with fog so thick it stopped trains, cars, and public events. A further 8,000 died in following weeks and months. It quickly became clear that pollution had become a real and deadly problem, and the smog 's terrible effects may have helped inspire the modern environmental movement. Despite this, however, and data from the Ministry of Health indicative of substantially elevated death rates in London, the Government initially resisted pressure to act, and was keen to downplay the scale of the problem due to economic pressures. It took the recommendations of the Select Committee on Air Pollution and moves by backbench MPs ( including Conservative member Gerald Nabarro, its sponsor ) to pass a Private Member 's Bill on domestic coal burning to persuade the Government to support a change in the law. The Clean Air Act built on earlier efforts to regulate pollutants, particularly in London, where air quality had long been poor. Indeed, London had seen a succession of acts and rules over the centuries to improve its air -- most recently the Smoke Nuisance Abatement ( Metropolis ) Acts 1853 and 1856 and the Public Health ( London ) Act 1891. However, despite the link between air pollution and health being well understood by the late 19th century, such efforts had not proven to be effective public health measures. The 1952 smog gave a momentum for tougher action : as well as this Clean Air Act, its effects also led to the introduction of the City of London ( Various Powers ) Act of 1954, and influenced the Clean Air Act 1968. And by prohibiting what had been the hitherto widely accepted actions of private households, the Clean Air Act 1956 had important implications for the debate about public regulation, public health, and the sphere of legitimate Government intervention. See also Clean Air Act ( disambiguation ) Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation ( FIDO ) -- an invention later made superfluous because of the 1956 Clean Air Act References Jump up ^ `` Clean Air Act 1993 ''. legislation.gov.uk. 1993 - 05 - 27. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 09. Jump up ^ `` The Great Smog of 1952 ''. The Met Office. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Historic smog death toll rises ''. BBC News. 5 December 2002. Retrieved 29 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` 50 Years On : The struggle for air quality in London since the great smog of December 1952 '' ( PDF ). Greater London Authority. December 2002. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on October 10, 2008. Retrieved 2009 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ `` 50 years after the great smog, a new killer arises ''. The Guardian. 2002 - 11 - 30. Retrieved 2009 - 04 - 04. Jump up ^ Who Was Who, 1971 - 1980. A and C Black. 1981. p. 573. ISBN 0 - 7136 - 2176 - 1. Appears in list of legislation he claimed to have sponsored. Jump up ^ Brimblecombe, P. ( 2006 ). The clean air act after 50 years. Weather, 61 ( 11 ), 311 - 314. External links Smog in 1956 and the Clean Air Act at BBC On This Day Clean Air Act and air legislation at NetRegs.gov.uk Uk legislation Clean Air Act 1956 : original text Text of the Clean Air Act 1956 as in force today ( including any amendments ) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk United Kingdom legislation Pre-Parliamentary legislation List of English statutes Charter of Liberties Magna Carta Acts of Parliament by states preceding the Kingdom of Great Britain Parliament of England to 1483 1485 -- 1601 1603 -- 1641 Interregnum ( 1642 -- 1660 ) 1660 -- 1699 1700 -- 1706 Parliament of Scotland to 1707 Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of Great Britain 1707 -- 1719 1720 -- 1739 1740 -- 1759 1760 -- 1779 1780 -- 1800 Acts of the Parliament of Ireland to 1700 1701 -- 1800 Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1801 -- 1819 1820 -- 1839 1840 -- 1859 1860 -- 1879 1880 -- 1899 1900 -- 1919 1920 -- 1939 1940 -- 1959 1960 -- 1979 1980 -- 1999 2000 to date Halsbury 's Statutes Legislation.gov.uk Short titles relating to the European Union 1972 to date Church of England measures List Church of England Assembly ( Powers ) Act 1919 Legislation of devolved institutions Acts of the Scottish Parliament List Acts and Measures of the National Assembly for Wales List Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland Orders in Council 1994 to date for Northern Ireland 1972 -- 2009 Secondary legislation United Kingdom statutory instruments Scottish statutory instruments Acts of Sederunt Acts of Adjournal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clean_Air_Act_1956&oldid=808957524 '' Categories : United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1956 Environmental law in the United Kingdom Repealed United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1956 in the environment Talk Contents About Wikipedia 한국어 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 6 November 2017, at 07 : 45. 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Question: when was the clean air act passed in the uk
Answer: 1956