The North Western Gas Board was a state-owned utility area gas board providing gas for light and heat to industries and homes in the north-west of England. It was established on 1 May 1949 under the terms of the Gas Act 1948, and dissolved in 1973 when it became a region of the newly formed British Gas Corporation, British Gas North Western, as a result of the Gas Act 1972. References Citations Bibliography Government agencies established in 1949 Government agencies disestablished in 1973 1949 establishments in England 1973 disestablishments in England Former nationalised industries of the United Kingdom Oil and gas companies of England Utilities of England Governance of England