Police Act

Police Act is a stock short title used for legislation in India, Malaysia and the United Kingdom relating to police forces and officers.

List

India

• Indian Police Act 1861 ?

Malaysia

• The Police Act 1967

United Kingdom

• The Police (Property) Act 1897
• The Police Act 1909
• The Police Act 1919
• The Police (Overseas Service) Act 1945
• The Police Act 1946
• The Police Act 1964
• The Police Act 1969
• The Police Act 1972
• The Police Act 1976
• The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
• The Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994
• The Police Act 1996
• The Police (Property) Act 1997
• The Police (Health and Safety) Act 1997
• The Police (Insurance of Voluntary Assistants) Act 1997
• The Police Act 1997
• The Police and Justice Act 2006
• The Police (Detention and Bail) Act 2011

The Police Acts 1839 to 1893 was the collective title of the following Acts:^[1]

• The County Police Act 1839 (2 & 3 Vict c 93)
• The County Police Act 1840 (3 & 4 Vict c 88)
• The County and Borough Police Act 1856 (19 & 20 Vict c 69)
• The County Police Act 1857 (20 Vict c 2)
• The County and Borough Police Act 1859 (22 & 23 Vict c 32)
• The Police Superannuation Act 1865 (28 & 29 Vict c 35)
• Sections 190 to 194 of the Municipal Corporations Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict c 50)
• The Police Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict c 45)
• The Police Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict c 10)

The Town Police Clauses Acts 1847 and 1889 is the collective title of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict c 89) and the Town Police Clauses Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict c 14).^[2]

Scotland

• The Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1833 (3 & 4 Will 4 c 46)
• The Glasgow Police Act 1800
• The General Police (Scotland) Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict c 39)
• The Police of Towns (Scotland) Act 1850 (13 & 14 Vict c 33)
• The General and Police Improvement (Scotland) Act 1862 (25 & 26 Vict c 101)
• The Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict c 55)
• The Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1903 (3 Edw 7 c 33)

The Police (Scotland) Acts 1857 to 1890 was the collective title of the following Acts:^[3]

• The Police (Scotland) Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict c 72)
• The Police (Scotland) Act 1858 (21 & 22 Vict c 65)
• The Police (Scotland) Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict c 67)

Northern Ireland

• The Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998
• The Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000
• The Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003

See also

• List of short titles

References