Telephone Transfer Act 1911

The Telephone Transfer Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 26) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which nationalised the telephone companies.

Telephone Transfer Act 1911

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision in relation to the transfer to the Postmaster General of the plant, property, and assets, and of the staff of the National Telephone Company, Limited, and for the further improvement of Telephonic Communication.
Citation	1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 26
Dates
Royal assent	18 August 1911
Other legislation
Amended by	Telephone Transfer Amendment Act 1911
Text of statute as originally enacted

Telephone Transfer Amendment Act 1911
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to amend the Telephone Transfer Act, 1911, so as to authorise a payment to be made to the National Telephone Company, Limited, of a sum on account of the Telephone Purchase Money before the amount thereof is finally ascertained.
Citation	1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 56
Dates
Royal assent	16 December 1911
Other legislation
Amends	Telephone Transfer Act 1911
Text of statute as originally enacted

The National Telephone Company had become a monopoly and so the Liberal government decided to take it into public hands.

See also

• UK enterprise law
• Telegraph Act 1868

References

• "The Telephone Transfer Act 1911". Halsbury's Statutes of England. Third Edition. Butterworths. London. 1971. Volume 35. Page 68.
• W H Aggs. "Telephone Transfer Act, 1911". Chitty's Statutes of Practical Utility. Sixth Edition. 1914. Volume 17. Title "Telegraph". Page 366.
• W de Bracy Herbert (ed). The Practical Statutes of the Session 1911. Horace Cox. London. 1912.