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Emergency powers (defence) act 1939

emergency legislation passed just prior to the outbreak of World War II by the Parliament of the United Kingdom to enable the British Government to take up emergency powers to prosecute the war effectively

Pronunciation
/əˈmərʤənsi paʊərz ( dɪˈfɛns ) ækt 1939/
/ɪˈməːʤənsi ˈpaʊəz ( dɪˈfɛns ) akt 1939/