Police Magistrates, Metropolis Act 1822
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1822 c. 55 |
(3 Geo. 4) C A P. LV.
[5th July 1822]
'WHEREAS it is expedient that the Provisions of an Act made in the last Sessions of Parliament, intituled An Act for the more effectual Administration of the Office of a Justice of the Peace in and near the Metropolis, and for the more effectual Prevention of Depredations on the RiverThamesand its Vicinity, for One Year , should be continued and amended:' May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted; And be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authorityof the same, That the several Police Offices now established in the Parishes ofSaint Margaret Westminster, Saint James Westminster, Saint Mary-le-bone, Saint Andrew Holborn, Saint Leonard Shoreditch, Saint Mary Whitechapel and Saint John Wapping , in the County of Middlesex, and Saint Saviourin the County ofSurrey , shall be continued; and that the several Persons heretofore appointed to execute the Duties of a Justice of the Peace at the Police Offices now established under the said recited Act, shall continue to execute the same at the said Eight Police Offices, together with such other Justices of the Peace for the said Counties respectively as may think proper to attend thereat; and that it shall be lawful for HisMajesty, His Heirs and Successors, upon every Vacancy, by Death or otherwise, to appoint another fit Person, being a Justice of the Peace of the said Counties of Middlesex and Surrey respectively, to execute the Duties of a Justice of the Peace at the said several Police Offices, in lieu of the Person making such Vacancy.
II Time of Attendance.
II. And be it further enacted, That One or more of the said Justices so appointed shall diligently attend at each of the said Police Offices every Day, from Ten of the Clock in the Morning until Eight of the Clock in the Evening, and at such other Times and Places as shall be found necessary, and directed by One of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State; and that Two of the said Justices shall in like manner attend together at each of the said Offices from Twelve of the Clock at Noon until Three in the Afternoon: Provided always, that no such Attendance shall be given onSunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or any Day appointed for a Public Fast or Thanksgiving, unless in Cases of urgent Necessity, or when it shall be directed by such Principal Secretary of State.
III The present Receiver continued in Office; in case of Death, His Majesty may appoint another.
III. And be it further enacted, That the present Receiver for the said Police Offices shall continue such Receiver, and that it shall be lawful for His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, upon any Vacancy in the said Office of Receiver, by Death or otherwise, to appoint any other proper Person, not being One of the Justices appointed to act at either of the said Police Offices, to be the Receiver of the said Eight Police Offices; and that the said Receiver for the time being shall receive all Fees, Penalties and Forfeitures, and other Sums of Monies applicable to the Purposes of this Act, and shall keep an exact and particular Account of all such Moniesas shall be received by him, and shall apply the same quarterly in Discharge of the Salaries, Expences and Charges attending the said Police Offices, and in carrying this Act into Execution; and shall make all such Contracts and Disbursements as shall be necessary for purchasing, hiring, fitting up and furnishing proper and sufficient Houses and Buildings wherein the said Eight Police Offices shall be held, in such manner as His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, by and with the Advice and Consent of His or Their Privy Council, shall think proper to direct and appoint; of which Houses and Buildings so to be hired or purchased, and of all Houses and Buildings already hired or purchased for the like Purposes, and of the Fixtures and Furniture thereof, and of all other Necessaries to be held or purchased for the Purposes of this Act, the Property acquired therein, shall be vested in the Receiver for the time being, who shall and may sell, assign and dispose of the same or any Part thereof, under the like Directions and Appointment, as occasion shall require; and such Receivershall prepare proper Plans and Estimates of all such Contracts and Disbursements as shall be necessary for the Purposes aforesaid, and shall deliver the same to One of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State; and such Receiver shall further do and execute all such other lawful Matters and Things towards the Establishment of the said Eight Police Offices, and towards the carrying this Act into Execution, as His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, by and with the Advice of His or their Privy Council, shall from time to time think proper to direct.
IV Justices to employ Constables, subject to Approbation of Secretary of State;
IV. And be it further enacted, That the Justices appointed as aforesaid, or any Two of them, in their respective Offices, shall appoint, retain and employ a sufficient Number of fit and able Men, subject to the Approbation of One of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, whom they are hereby authorized and empowered to swear in to act as Constables, for preserving the Peace and preventing Robberies and other Felonies, and apprehending Offenders against the Peace; which Constables so sworn shall, within the Counties ofMiddlesex, Surrey, Essex and Kent , have all such Powers, Authorities, Privileges and Advantages as any Constable duly appointed now has or hereafter may have by virtue of any Law or Statute now made or hereafter to be made; and shall obey all such lawful Commands as they shall from time to time receive from the said Justices respectively, for the apprehending Offenders, or otherwise conducting themselves in the Execution of their Offices; and such Justices may at any time suspend or dismiss from his Employment any such Constable attached to their respective Offices, whom they shall think remiss or negligent in the Execution of his Duty, or otherwise unfit for the same; and when any such Constable shall be so dismissed, or cease to belong to any of the said Offices, all Powers and Authorities vested in him as a Constable under and by virtue of this Act shall immediately cease and determine, to all Intents and Purposes whatever.
V Thames Police Surveyors to be appointed in like manner.
V. And be it further enacted, That the Justices appointed to the said Police Office in the Parish ofSaint John Wapping , commonly called the Thames Police Office , or any Two of them, shall (subject to such Approbation as aforesaid) appoint, retain and employ any Number of fit and discreet Men, not exceeding Thirty, who, under the Name of Thames Police Surveyors, shall (being first duly sworn in manner above mentioned) have, within the Counties aforesaid, the Powers, Authorities, Privilegesand Advantages of a Constable as aforesaid; and shall direct and inspect the Conduct of the Constables attached to theThames Police Office, and of all Persons to be employed in and about Ships and Vessels in the said River Thames , or in or on the several Creeks, Wharfs, Quays and Landing Places thereto adjacent, and (subject to the Orders of the said last mentioned Justices) shall have Power by virtue of their Offices to enter at all Times, as well by Night as by Day, into and upon every Ship, Hoy, Barge, Lighter, Boat or other Vessel (not being then actually employed in His Majesty's Service) lying or being in the said River or Creeks, and into every Part of every such Vessel, for the Purpose of inspecting, and upon occasion directing the Conduct of any Constable who may be stationed on board of any Vessel, and of inspecting and observing the Conduct of all other Persons who shall be employed on board of any Vessel in or about the lading or unlading thereof, as the case may be, and for the Purpose of taking all such Measures as may be necessary for providing against Fire and other Accidents, and preserving Peace and good Order on board of any such Vessel, and for the effectual Prevention in all Cases of any Felonies or Misdemeanors being committed, and for the effectual Detection of any Felonies or Misdemeanors which may have been committed, or which such Surveyor may have reasonable Cause to suspect to have been committed on board any such Vessel; and the Justices appointed to the saidThames Police Office may at any Time suspend or dismiss any such Thames Police Surveyor whom they shall find remiss or negligent in the Execution of his Duty, or otherwise unfit for the same; and when any such Surveyor shall be so dismissed, or cease to belong to the said Office, all Powers and Authorities vested in him as such Surveyor under and by virtue of this Act, shall immediately cease and determine to all Intents and Purposes whatever.
VI Salary of Justices.
VI. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, to direct that such Sum shall be issued Quarterly out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Ireland , to the said Receiver, as will be sufficient to pay the Yearly Salary of Six hundred Pounds, clear of all Fees or Deductions, to each of the Justices so appointed to attend at the said PoliceOffices for...
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