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The organisational structure (see above) comprised departments headed by an advisor. By 1967 these were: Secretarial/Legal (J.A. Wedgwood), Financial (C.A. French), Industrial
Relations (no-one in post) and Commercial (L.F. Robson). In 1978 new departments were created for Public Relations, Marketing
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Stoneleigh, Warwickshire. Over the following decade the council published a series of guides on aspects of the role of electricity in farming and agriculture.
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in 1966 for all national promotional work carried out on behalf of the Area Boards, in 1968 this became the
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Regulatory reforms and trade associations: the case of the electricity supply industry in the United
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with "new powers to plan and control the policy of the industry as a whole". The proposals were embodied in the
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Sir (Clifford) Robertson King (1895–1974), 1 September 1959 – 1 December 1961
885:. London: The Electricity Council. pp. 91, 93, 95, 100, 101, 103, 116, 129.
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in Northumberland Avenue, London in 1970 to promote air conditioning.
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advising the Secretary of State for Energy on matters relating to the
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597:(Farmelectric handbook), The Electricity Council, The Centre, 1975.
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however Parliament was dissolved in May 1970 and the bill lapsed.
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Sir Austin Wyeth Bunch (1918–2008), 1 January 1981 – 31 March 1983
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Some Landmarks in the History of the Electricity Supply Industry
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Growing rooms: A guide to the practical design of installations
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helping the electricity boards in England and Wales to improve
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and Electra Brands. on 31 March 1990 under section 66 of the
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maintaining the industry-wide industrial relations machinery
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Sir Peter Menzies (1912–1988), 1 April 1972 – 31 March 1977
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Sir Norman Randall Elliott, 1 November 1968 – 1 March 1972
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Deputy Commercial and Development Advisor: R. Y. Sanders
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Electricity Supply in the United Kingdom: a chronology
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374:Commercial and Development Advisor: W. B. Noddings
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386:Chairman of Superannuation Schemes: David Moffat
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457:The council took over responsibility from the
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518:Lightning Protection of Distribution Networks
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534:, E.C. Intelligence Branch Bibliography B25.
253:(1890–1975), 1 January 1958 – 31 August 1959
851:"Further Electricity Appointments (p. 4)".
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623:Handbook of Electricity Supply Statistics
602:Handbook of Electricity Supply Statistics
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493:in 1976 to develop overseas consultancy.
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145:(1955–7), which had in turn replaced the
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625:, The Electricity Council, London, 1989.
611:, The Electricity Council, London, 1979.
604:, The Electricity Council, London, 1979.
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562:, The Electricity Council, London, 1969.
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371:Deputy Financial Advisor: F. A. Rawlings
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353:Secretary and Solicitor: R. A. Finn
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