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Ministry of Housing and Local Government and Department of the Environment: Water...
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| Reference | HLG 127 |
|---|---|
| Title | Ministry of Housing and Local Government and Department of the Environment: Water and Sewerage, Registered Files (WS Series) |
| Date | 1893-1998 |
| Description | These files of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Housing and Local Government and the Department of the Environment relate mainly to the exercise by those departments of their responsibilities under the Water Acts 1945 to 1948 and the Water Resources Act 1963. The series contains general policy files and case files dealing with specific water and river authorities. The subjects covered include: the organisation of water resources, water supplies and charges, water pollution, underground water, fluoridation and drought. The series includes minutes and papers of the Central Advisory Water Committee. |
| Related material |
See also AT 19 |
| Separated material |
Some files from this series were re-registered into Department of the Environment series: see |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department | WS file series |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Physical description | 1661 file(s) |
| Access conditions | Open |
| Immediate source of acquisition |
From 1982 Department of the Environment |
| Accruals | Series is accruing |
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