Gas (Standard of Calorific Power) Act 1916

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to authorise as respects gas undertakings the substitution of a standard of calorific power for a standard of illuminating power.
Citation	Gas Act 1948
Territorial extent	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Dates
Royal assent	3 August 1916
Repealed	1 May 1949
Other legislation
Repealed by	Gas Act 1948
Status: Repealed

The Gas (Standard of Calorific Power) Act 1916 (6 & 7 Geo. 5. c. 25) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which regulated and amended the quality of coal gas supplied to consumers.

Contents

• Background
• Gas (Standard of Calorific Power) Act 1916
• Provisions
• Amendments
• See also
• References

Background

From the early days of the British gas industry in the 1810s coal gas had been used for lighting, whether by open flames or a gas mantle. The quality of gas supplied was therefore optimised to maximise the lighting power of gas. ^[1] As the industry developed so new uses of gas were found such as heating and cooking. The old standard of illuminating power was inappropriate where the majority of gas was used for heating. The act authorised gas to be sold in terms of its calorific (heating) value. ^[1]

Gas (Standard of Calorific Power) Act 1916

The Gas (Standard of Calorific Power) Act 1916 received royal assent on 3 August 1916. Its long title is, 'An Act to authorise as respects gas undertakings the substitution of a standard of calorific power for a standard of illuminating power.'

Amendments

The Gas (Standard of Calorific Power) Act 1916 was repealed by the Gas Act 1948 which nationalised the British gas industry. ^[3]

See also

• Oil and gas industry in the United Kingdom

References