5U.K.In the following enactments (which confer on the police powers of entry into vessels on suspicion of felony), that is to say,—
(a)section 34 of the M1Metropolitan Police Act 1839;
(b)section 9 of the M2Canals (Offences) Act 1840;
for the expressions “felony” and “felonies” there shall be substituted the expressions “arrestable offence” and “arrestable offences”; and any enactment for the same or like purposes which is contained in any local or private Act shall be modified as near as may be in the same way.