Town Police Clauses Act 1847, Section 29 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 14 May 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1 every person guilty of any violent or indecent behaviour in any police office or any police station house, within the limits of the special Act, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding forty shillings for every such offence, or, in the discretion of the justice before whom he is convicted, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding seven days.
Textual Amendments
F1Words repealed by Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c. 80), s. 91(2), Sch. 7 Pt. I
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 29, as incorporated in any other enactment, amended by Penalties for Drunkenness Act 1962 (c. 52), s. 1(1)(b), (2)(b)
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