National Service Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:National_Service_Act_1948
gptkbp:applies_to gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:associated_with post-war reconstruction efforts
gptkbp:controversy debate over conscription
gptkbp:date_enacted 1939
gptkbp:duration duration of service varied
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:enforces enforced by the military
gptkbp:established National Service
gptkbp:historical_significance first peacetime conscription in the UK
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Service Act
gptkbp:impact increased military personnel during wartime
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for certain professions were exempted
gptkbp:influenced_by previous conscription laws
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Neville_Chamberlain
gptkbp:is_targeted_at young men aged 18 to 41
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military policies
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Military_Service_Act_1916
gptkbp:public_reaction mixed public response
gptkbp:purpose to provide for the conscription of men for military service
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:National_Service_Act_1960
gptkbp:replaced_by voluntary enlistment system
gptkbp:service terminated in 1960
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Armed_Forces_Act
gptkb:102nd_Congress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6