REGULATIONS, Dated JULY 2, 1926, Made by the Secretary of State UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE POLICE, FACTORIES, &c. (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT, 1916 (6 & 7 GEO. 5. C. 31), WITH REGARD TO STREET COLLECTIONS OF MONEY OR THE SALE OF ARTICLES FOR OTHER THAN TRADE PURPOSES.
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1926/848 |
| Year | 1926 |
1926 No. 848
METROPOLITAN POLICE DISTRICT
5. Street Collections
REGULATIONS, DATED JULY 2, 1926, MADE BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE POLICE, FACTORIES, &C. (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT, 1916 (6 & 7 GEO. 5. C. 31), WITH REGARD TO STREET COLLECTIONS OF MONEY OR THE SALE OF ARTICLES FOR OTHER THAN TRADE PURPOSES.By virtue of the powers conferred upon me by Section 5 of the Police, Factories, &c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1916, I, being the Police Authority for the Metropolitan Police District, hereby revoke as from the 1st October, 1926, the Regulations dated 15th September, 1923,(a) with respect to the places where and the conditions under which persons may be permitted in any street or public place within the Metropolitan Police District to collect money or sell articles for the benefit of charitable or other purposes, and make the following Regulations in place thereof which shall come into force on the 1st October, 1926.
1. No collection of money (other than a collection taken at an open-air meeting) or sale of any article shall be made in any street or public place within the Metropolitan Police District unless the society, committee, or other body of persons responsible for such collection or sale shall have obtained from the Commissioner of Police a permit for such collection or sale. All applications for permits shall be referred to an Advisory Committee appointed by the Commissioner and approved by the Secretary of State.
2. Application for a permit shall be made in writing in the form contained in the Schedule hereto not later than the first day of the month preceding that month in which it is proposed to hold the collection or sale, and every application shall be made in the name of a committee or other body consisting of not less than three persons, who shall be jointly responsible for the collection or sale.
(a) S.R. & O. 1923 (No. 1133), p. 558.
Provided that in the Commissioner's discretion the period of notice may be reduced in any particular case or class of cases if he is satisfied that there are special reasons for this course.
3. No collection or sale shall be made except upon the day and between the hours and in the districts streets or places mentioned in the permit, and no permit of a continuous character shall be granted.
4. No person may assist or take part in any collection or sale without the written authority of the committee or body of persons to whom a permit has been granted. Every person so authorised shall produce such written authority forthwith for inspection by any Police Officer on demand.
5. No collection or sale shall be made in any part of the carriage-way of any street; nor shall any collection or sale be made on the footway or in any public place to the obstruction or annoyance of any person in such street or public place.
6. All persons acting as collectors or vendors...
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