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Bank of England Act

Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1946–1998Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1946

Hugh Dalton1946

London · Government / Labour Party Government

Bank of England Act 1946 nationalises the Bank of England and brings it under public ownership

1998

James Gordon Brown23 April 1998

London · Government / Labour Party Government

The Bank of England Act places monetary-policy independence on a statutory basis.

Names involved

Hugh DaltonJames Gordon Brown

Provenance

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