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National Registration Act 1939
The National Registration Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 91) was an Act of parliament in the United Kingdom. The initial National Registration Bill was introduced to Parliament as an emergency measure at the start of the Second World War.
The act provided for the establishment of a constantly-maintained national register of the civilian population of the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man, and for the issuance of identity cards based on data held in the register, and required civilians to present their identity cards on demand to police officers and other authorised persons. Following the passing of the act by Parliament on 5 September 1939, registrations and the issuing of identity cards commenced on 29 September.
Every man, woman and child had to carry an identity (ID) card at all times and the cards would include the following information:
The register differed from the decennial census in a number of ways, one of which was the place of birth was not recorded, and the second was that the register was meant to be a living document. Hence, perusal of the register shows that maiden surnames have been replaced by married surnames when registered persons later married.
In England and Wales, a team of 65,000 enumerators delivered forms ahead of the chosen day. On Friday 29 September 1939, householders were required to record details on the registration forms. On the following Sunday and Monday the enumerators visited every householder, checked the form and then issued a completed identity card for each of the residents. All cards at this time were the same brown/buff colour. Some 45 million identity cards were issued.
Three main reasons for the introduction of the identity cards were:
The register was also used to support the administration of rationing after this was introduced in January 1940.
The more commonly found green version of the identity card (not the image shown) was issued in 1943 for adults. Until then, adult identity cards had been a buff (an off yellow) coloured card, not the same colour as children's cards, which was a manila coloured (brown) card. Government officials had green ID cards with endorsements, and a photograph, whilst those in the armed services, or temporary displaced persons were issued with a 'Blue'[clarification needed] version of the identification cards.
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National Registration Act 1939
The National Registration Act 1939 (2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 91) was an Act of parliament in the United Kingdom. The initial National Registration Bill was introduced to Parliament as an emergency measure at the start of the Second World War.
The act provided for the establishment of a constantly-maintained national register of the civilian population of the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man, and for the issuance of identity cards based on data held in the register, and required civilians to present their identity cards on demand to police officers and other authorised persons. Following the passing of the act by Parliament on 5 September 1939, registrations and the issuing of identity cards commenced on 29 September.
Every man, woman and child had to carry an identity (ID) card at all times and the cards would include the following information:
The register differed from the decennial census in a number of ways, one of which was the place of birth was not recorded, and the second was that the register was meant to be a living document. Hence, perusal of the register shows that maiden surnames have been replaced by married surnames when registered persons later married.
In England and Wales, a team of 65,000 enumerators delivered forms ahead of the chosen day. On Friday 29 September 1939, householders were required to record details on the registration forms. On the following Sunday and Monday the enumerators visited every householder, checked the form and then issued a completed identity card for each of the residents. All cards at this time were the same brown/buff colour. Some 45 million identity cards were issued.
Three main reasons for the introduction of the identity cards were:
The register was also used to support the administration of rationing after this was introduced in January 1940.
The more commonly found green version of the identity card (not the image shown) was issued in 1943 for adults. Until then, adult identity cards had been a buff (an off yellow) coloured card, not the same colour as children's cards, which was a manila coloured (brown) card. Government officials had green ID cards with endorsements, and a photograph, whilst those in the armed services, or temporary displaced persons were issued with a 'Blue'[clarification needed] version of the identification cards.