Continental Shelf Act1964
Continental Shelf Act 1964 provides legal control over petroleum and mineral rights on the continental shelf
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Alec Douglas-Home Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Alec Douglas-Home, based on 9 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
9 records1964–19739 events3 places
Chronological biography
1964
Emergency Laws Re-enactments and Repeals Act1964
Emergency Laws Re-enactments and Repeals Act 1964 regularises selected emergency legislation and repeals obsolete powers
Housing Act1964
Housing Act 1964 reforms housing improvement, local authority powers, and housing finance
Police Act1964
Police Act 1964 reforms police organisation and police authority arrangements in England and Wales
Resale Prices Act1964
Resale Prices Act 1964 restricts resale price maintenance and reforms competition policy
1972
Treaty of Accession22 January 1972
Signs Britain's accession treaty as Foreign Secretary alongside Edward Heath and Geoffrey Rippon.
1973
Handles British diplomatic contacts during the October WarOctober 1973
Handles British diplomatic contacts during the October War.
UN Security Council22 October 1973
Supports ceasefire diplomacy as Resolution 338 is adopted.
Peace Conference21 December 1973
Welcomes the Geneva conference as a diplomatic path after the war.
Titles and roles
Foreign Secretary · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · Prime Minister · Prime Minister of Great Britain
Record provenance
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