Continental Shelf Act
Continental Shelf Act 1964 provides legal control over petroleum and mineral rights on the continental shelf
Role range: 1963-1964 – 1963-1964
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Alec Douglas-Home Biography and Timeline
Follow Alec Douglas-Home through 9 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Alec Douglas-Home, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1964–1973Years on this page
1964
Emergency Laws Re-enactments and Repeals Act
Emergency Laws Re-enactments and Repeals Act 1964 regularises selected emergency legislation and repeals obsolete powers
Role range: 1963-1964 – 1963-1964
Housing Act
Housing Act 1964 reforms housing improvement, local authority powers, and housing finance
Role range: 1963-1964 – 1963-1964
Police Act
Police Act 1964 reforms police organisation and police authority arrangements in England and Wales
Role range: 1963-1964 – 1963-1964
Resale Prices Act
Resale Prices Act 1964 restricts resale price maintenance and reforms competition policy
Role range: 1963-1964 – 1963-1964
1972
Treaty of Accession
Signs Britain's accession treaty as Foreign Secretary alongside Edward Heath and Geoffrey Rippon.
Role range: 1972-1973 – 1970-1974
1973
UN Security Council
Supports ceasefire diplomacy as Resolution 338 is adopted.
Role range: 1973-1973 – 1970-1974
Handles British diplomatic contacts during the October War
Handles British diplomatic contacts during the October War.
Role range: 1973-1973 – 1970-1974
Peace Conference
Welcomes the Geneva conference as a diplomatic path after the war.
Role range: 1973-1973 – 1970-1974
Records, sources and methodology
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