Telephone Transfer Act 1911

The Telephone Transfer Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo 5 c 26) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which nationalised the telephone companies. The National Telephone Company had become a monopoly and so the Liberal government decided to take it into public hands.

The Telephone Transfer Act 1911[1]
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to make provision in relation to the transfer to the Postmaster General of the plant, property, and assets, and of the staff of the National Telephone Company, Limited, and for the further improvement of Telephonic Communication.
Citation1 & 2 Geo 5 c 26
Dates
Royal assent18 August 1911

See also

References
  • "The Telephone Transfer Act 1911". Halsbury's Statutes of England. Third Edition. Butterworths. London. 1971. Volume 35. Page 68.
  • W H Aggs. "Telephone Transfer Act, 1911". Chitty's Statutes of Practical Utility. Sixth Edition. 1914. Volume 17. Title "Telegraph". Page 366.
  • W de Bracy Herbert (ed). The Practical Statutes of the Session 1911. Horace Cox. London. 1912.
  1. The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 10(1) of this Act.


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