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1E+WThe following section shall be inserted after section 31 of the Game Act 1831—
The powers conferred by section 31 above to require a person found on land as mentioned in that section to quit the land and to tell his christian name, surname, and place of abode shall also be exercisable by a police constable.”.
2E+WIn section 39 of the Metropolitan Police Act 1839 (fairs within the metropolitan police district) after the word “amusement” there shall be inserted the words “shall be guilty of an offence”.
3E+WIn section 16 of the Railway Regulation Act 1840 (persons obstructing officers of railway company or trespassing upon railway) for the words from “and” in the third place where it occurs to “justice,” in the third place where it occurs there shall be substituted the words “, upon conviction by a magistrates’ court, at the discretion of the court,”.
4E+WIn section 27 of the London Hackney Carriages Act 1843 (no person to act as driver of carriage without consent of proprietor) for the words after “constable” there shall be substituted the words “if necessary, to take charge of the carriage and every horse in charge of any person unlawfully acting as a driver and to deposit the same in some place of safe custody until the same can be applied for by the proprietor.”.
5E+WIn section 5 of the Town Gardens Protection Act 1863 (penalty for injuring garden) for the words from the beginning to “district” there shall be substituted the words “Any person who throws any rubbish into any such garden, or trespasses therein, or gets over the railings or fence, or steals or damages the flowers or plants, or commits any nuisance therein, shall be guilty of an offence and”.
6E+WThe following section shall be substituted for section 5 of the Parks Regulation Act 1872 (apprehension of offender whose name or residence is not known)—
“5Any person who—
(a)within the view of a park constable acts in contravention of any of the said regulations in the park where the park constable has jurisdiction; and
(b)when required by any park constable or by any police constable to give his name and address gives a false name or false address,
shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of an amount not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale, as defined in section 75 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982.”.
7E+WIn the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 the following section shall be inserted after section 2—
If on an application made by a constable a justice of the peace is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing—
(a)that an offence under this Act has been committed; and
(b)that the dog in respect of which the offence has been committed is on premises specified in the application,
he may issue a warrant authorising a constable to enter and search the premises in order to identify the dog.”.
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F1Sch. 6 para. 8 repealed (28.3.2009 for certain purposes and otherwise prosp.) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378, 383, Sch. 17; S.I. 2009/812, art. 3 (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)
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F2Sch. 6 Pt. 1 para. 9 repealed (1.5.2004) by Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42), ss. 140, 141, Sch. 7; S.I. 2004/874, art. 2
10E+WIn subsection (1) of section 2 of the Game Laws (Amendment) Act 1960 (power of police to enter on land) for the words “purpose of exercising any power conferred on him by the foregoing section” there shall be substituted the words “purpose—
(a)of exercising in relation to him the powers under section 31 of the Game Act 1831 which section 31A of that Act confers on police constables; or
(b)of arresting him in accordance with section 25 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.”.
11E+WIn subsection (1) of section 4 of that Act (enforcement powers) for the words from “under”, in the first place where it occurs, to “thirty-one” there shall be substituted the words “, in accordance with section 25 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, for an offence under section one or section nine of the M1Night Poaching Act 1828, or under section thirty”.
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F3Sch. 6 para. 12 repealed (1.9.2007) by Gambling Act 2005 (c. 19), ss. 356, 358, Sch. 17 (with ss. 352, 354); S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(4) (with savings in art. 6, Sch. 4) (as amended by S.I. 2006/3361, art. 2)
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F4Sch. 6 para. 13 repealed (25.10.1991) by Deer Act 1991 (c. 54, SIF 4:3), ss. 17(6), 18(3), Sch4
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F5Sch. 6 paras. 14-15 repealed (1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 29, s. 93, Sch. 9 Pt.1; S.I. 1994/3262, art. 4,Sch..
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F6Sch. 6 paras. 14-15 repealed (1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 29, s. 93, Sch. 9 Pt.1; S.I. 1994/3262, art. 4, Sch..
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F8Sch. 6 para. 17 repealed (1.1.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 174, 178, Sch. 17 Pt. 2; S.I. 2005/3495, art. 2(1)(m)(t)(u)(xxiv)
18E+WIn section 15(1) of the Theatres Act 1968 (powers of entry and inspection) for the words “fourteen days” there shall be substituted the words “one month”.
19E+WIn the Children and Young Persons Act 1969— F9
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(b)the following section shall be substituted for section 29—
“29A child or young person arrested in pursuance of a warrant shall not be released unless he or his parent or guardian (with or without sureties) enters into a recognisance for such amount as the custody officer at the police station where he is detained considers will secure his attendance at the hearing of the charge; and the recognisance entered into in pursuance of this section may, if the custody officer thinks fit, be conditioned for the attendance of the parent or guardian at the hearing in addition to the child or young person.”.
Textual Amendments
F9Sch. 6 para. 19(a) repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(7), Sch. 15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)
20E+WIn section 25(3) of the Immigration Act 1971 for the words “A constable or” there shall be substituted the word “An”.
21E+WIn subsection (1) of section 34 of the Criminal Justice Act 1972 (powers of constable to take drunken offender to treatment centre) for the words from the beginning to “section the” there shall be substituted the words “On arresting an offender for an offence under—
(a)section 12 of the Licensing Act 1872; or
(b)section 91(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967,
a ”.
Textual Amendments
F10Sch. 6 para. 22 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(7), Sch.15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)
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F11Sch. 6 para. 22 repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(7), Sch.15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 27(4)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)
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F12Sch. 6 para. 23 repealed (25.10.1991) by Deer Act 1991 (c. 54, SIF 4:3), ss. 17(6), 18(3), Sch.4
24E+WIn subsection (5) of section 60 of the Animal Health Act 1981 (enforcement powers) for the words “a constable or other officer” there shall be substituted the words “an officer other than a constable”.
25E+WIn subsection (2) of section 19 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (enforcement powers) after the words “subsection (1)” there shall be inserted the words “or arresting a person, in accordance with section 25 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, for such an offence”.
26E+WIn section 135(4) of the Mental Health Act 1983 for the words “the constable to whom it is addressed”, in both places where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “a constable”.
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