A BILL ΤΟ Amend the Acts relating to the Metropolitan W Police. HEREAS by an Act passed in the Tenth Year of King Preamble. George the Fourth, Chapter Forty-four, "for improving 10 G. 4. c. 44. "the Police in and near the Metropolis," Provision was made for the Appointment of Two fit Persons as Justices of the 5 Peace of the Counties of Middlesex, Surrey, Hertford, Essex, and Kent, and of all Liberties therein, to execute the Duties in the said Act mentioned: And whereas by an Act of the Session holden in the Second and Third Years of Her Majesty, Chapter Forty-seven, "for 2 & 3 Vict. "further improving the Police in and near the Metropolis," it was c. 47. 10 provided, that it should be lawful for Her Majesty to appoint the Justices appointed and to be appointed under the said Act of the Tenth Year of King George the Fourth to be Justices of the Peace for the Counties of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, and that the said Justices should be styled "The Commissioners of Police of 15 the Metropolis:" Be it enacted by the Queen'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 Authority of the same, as follows: I. There shall be appointed from Time to Time under the said One Com20 Acts and be but One Commissioner of Police, who shall be styled missioner of [Bill 7.] A "The Police only to be here after appointed. Two Assis tant Com missioners of Police to be appointed. Salaries of Commissioner and As missioners. "The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis ;" and the Person II. It shall be lawful for Her Majesty, by Warrant under Her Sign 10 Manual, to appoint Two fit Persons to be during Her Majesty's Pleasure Assistant Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis, and upon every Vacancy in the Office of any such Assistant Commissioner in like Manner to appoint some other Person to such Office; and every such Assistant Commissioner shall by virtue of and during 15 the Continuance of such Appointment be a Justice of the Peace of the Counties of Middlesex, Surrey, Hertford, Essex, Kent, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire, and of all Liberties therein, and execute the Duties of a Justice of the Peace for the said several Counties and for all Liberties therein, although he may not have the Qualification by 20 Estate required by Law in the Case of other Persons being Justices of the Peace for Counties: Provided always, that no such Assistant Commissioner shall act as a Justice of the Peace at any Court of General or Quarter Sessions, or in any Matter out of Sessions, except for the Preservation of the Peace, the Prevention of Crimes, the Detention 25 and Committal of Offenders, and in carrying into execution the Purposes of this Act and the said recited Acts. III. There shall be paid to the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis such Salary not exceeding Fifteen hundred Pounds per sistant Com- Annum, and to each of the said Assistant Commissioners such Salary 30 not exceeding Eight hundred Pounds per Annum, as shall be from Time to Time appointed by the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, such Salaries respectively to be deemed to include the Remuneration for all Duties which under the said Acts and this Act, or under any other Acts of Parliament, the said Commis- 35 sioner of Police and Assistant Commissioners respectively are or may be required or appointed to perform, and such Salaries shall be from Time to Time paid out of such Monies as may be from Time to Time provided and appropriated by Parliament for the Purpose. 10 IV. The IV. The said Assistant Commissioners of Police shall be within the Assistant CommisProvisions of the Act of the Session holden in the Fourth and Fifth sioners to Years of King William the Fourth, Chapter Twenty-four, in like be within Manner as if their Offices were enumerated in the Schedule to the Superannuation Act, 5 that Act. 4 & 5 W. 4. c. 24. missioners of Police to be vested in the sole Com V. All the Jurisdictions, Duties, Powers, and Authorities which, The Powers under the said Acts of the Tenth Year of King George the Fourth of the Comand the Second and Third Years of Her Majesty, or either of them, or under any other Act of Parliament, are vested in or imposed on, 10 or should or might, if this Act had not been passed, have been per- missioner. formed or exercised by, the Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis, shall be vested in and imposed on and shall and may be performed and exercised by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis; and all Enactments contained in the said Acts or any Act of Parliament 15 having reference to the Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis shall be applicable to the said Commissioner, save where otherwise provided by this Act. Commis VI. The Assistant Commissioners, and each or either of them, Duties of shall respectively, under the Superintendence and Control of the Assistant 20 Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, do and perform such sioners. Acts and Duties in execution of the Acts relating to the said Police as may be from Time to Time directed by any Orders and Regulations made by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, with the Approbation of One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries 25 of State. Matters now One of the Police to be VII. Where by any Act of Parliament the Provisions of such Act required to are required or authorized to be executed or any Things are required be done by or authorized to be done by One of the Commissioners of Police of Commissionthe Metropolis appointed in that Behalf by One of Her Majesty's ers of the 30 Principal Secretaries of State, such Provisions and Things shall be done either executed and done respectively by the Commissioner of Police of the by the ComMetropolis, or by One of the Assistant Commissioners nominated an Assistant by the Secretary of State in this Behalf, as the Secretary of State Commisshall direct. 35 missioner or sioner, as the Secretary of State may direct. In case of VIII. In case of any Vacancy in the Office of Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, or in case of the Illness or Absence of any Vacancy of such Commissioner, it shall be lawful for such One of the said Office of Assistant Commissioners as may be authorized by Writing under the Hand and Seal of One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State Police, or of Commissioner of Assistant Commis sioner may be autho Absence, an for this Purpose to do all such Acts as it would be competent for the rized to act for him. Provisions restraining Assistant Commis sioners of sitting in IX. The Provision of the firstly-recited Act for preventing any Justice of the Peace appointed by virtue of that Act from being Police from elected or sitting as a Member of the House of Commons, or voting in certain Elections of Members to serve in Parliament, or indirectly 10 interfering therein, shall apply to and include the said Assistant Commissioners to be appointed under this Act. Parliament or inter fering in Elections to apply to the Assistant Commissioners. Acts done by One Com missioner during the Vacancy in the Office of the other confirmed. X. All Acts which, during any Vacancy in the Office of One of the Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis, have been done by the surviving or continuing Commissioner, shall be and be deemed 15 to have been as valid and effectual as if there had been no such Vacancy, and such Acts had been done by both the Commissioners. |