# Police Act

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{{Short description|Stock short title used for legislation}}
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'''Police Act''' is a stock [short title](/source/short_title) used for legislation in [India](/source/India), [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia), [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand)<ref name="NZ-P"/> and the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) relating to police forces and officers.

==List==

===India===
*The [Police Act, 1861](/source/Police_Act%2C_1861)
===Malaysia===
*The [Police Act, 1967](/source/Police_Act_1967)

=== New Zealand ===
* [Police Force Act 1886](/source/Police_Force_Act_1886)<ref name="NZ-P">{{cite web |title=New Zealand Acts As Enacted beginning with P ... |url=https://www.nzlii.org/nz/legis/hist_act/toc-P.html |website=www.nzlii.org |access-date=5 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Police Force Act 1886 (50 VICT 1886 No 18) |url=https://www.nzlii.org/nz/legis/hist_act/pfa188650v1886n18194/ |website=www.nzlii.org |access-date=5 February 2025}}</ref>
* [Police Force Act 1913](/source/Police_Force_Act_1913)<ref name="NZ-P"/>
* [Police Force Act 1947](/source/Police_Force_Act_1947)<ref name="NZ-P"/>
* [Police Act 1958](/source/Police_Act_1958)<ref name="NZ-P"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Police Act 1958 (1958 No 109) |url=https://www.nzlii.org/nz/legis/hist_act/pa19581958n109102/ |website=www.nzlii.org |access-date=5 February 2025}}</ref>

=== Singapore ===

* [Police Act of 1856](/source/Police_Act_of_1856) (Act XIII)

===United Kingdom===
{{see also|Metropolitan Police Act}}
*The [Police (Property) Act 1897](/source/Police_(Property)_Act_1897) ([60 & 61 Vict.](/source/60_%26_61_Vict.) c. 30)
*The [Police Act 1909](/source/Police_Act_1909) ([9 Edw. 7](/source/9_Edw._7). c. 40)
*The [Police Act 1919](/source/Police_Act_1919) ([9 & 10 Geo. 5](/source/9_%26_10_Geo._5). c. 46)
*The [Police (Overseas Service) Act 1945](/source/Police_(Overseas_Service)_Act_1945) ([9 & 10 Geo. 6](/source/9_%26_10_Geo._6). c. 17)
*The [Police Act 1946](/source/Police_Act_1946) ([9 & 10 Geo. 6](/source/9_%26_10_Geo._6). c. 46)
*The [Police Act 1964](/source/Police_Act_1964) (c. 48)
*The [Police Act 1969](/source/Police_Act_1969) (c. 63)
*The [Police Act 1972](/source/Police_Act_1972) (c. 39)
*The [Police Act 1976](/source/Police_Act_1976) (c. 46)
*The [Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984](/source/Police_and_Criminal_Evidence_Act_1984) (c. 60)
*The [Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994](/source/Police_and_Magistrates'_Courts_Act_1994) (c. 29)
*The [Police Act 1996](/source/Police_Act_1996) (c. 16)
*The [Police (Property) Act 1997](/source/Police_(Property)_Act_1997) (c. 30)
*The [Police (Health and Safety) Act 1997](/source/Police_(Health_and_Safety)_Act_1997) (c. 42)
*The [Police (Insurance of Voluntary Assistants) Act 1997](/source/Police_(Insurance_of_Voluntary_Assistants)_Act_1997) (c. 45)
*The [Police Act 1997](/source/Police_Act_1997) (c. 50)
*The [Police and Justice Act 2006](/source/Police_and_Justice_Act_2006) (c. 48)
*The [Police (Detention and Bail) Act 2011](/source/Police_(Detention_and_Bail)_Act_2011) (c. 9)

'''The Police Acts 1839 to 1893''' was the [collective title](/source/collective_title) of the following acts:<ref name=sta1896>The [Short Titles Act 1896](/source/Short_Titles_Act_1896), section 2(1) and schedule 2</ref>
*The [County Police Act 1839](/source/County_Police_Act_1839) ([2 & 3 Vict.](/source/2_%26_3_Vict.) c. 93)
*The [County Police Act 1840](/source/County_Police_Act_1840) ([3 & 4 Vict.](/source/3_%26_4_Vict.) c. 88)
*The [County and Borough Police Act 1856](/source/County_and_Borough_Police_Act_1856) ([19 & 20 Vict.](/source/19_%26_20_Vict.) c. 69)
*The [County Police Act 1857](/source/County_Police_Act_1857) ([20 Vict.](/source/20_Vict.) c. 2)
*The [County and Borough Police Act 1859](/source/County_and_Borough_Police_Act_1859) ([22 & 23 Vict.](/source/22_%26_23_Vict.) c. 32)
*The [Police Superannuation Act 1865](/source/Police_Superannuation_Act_1865) ([28 & 29 Vict.](/source/28_%26_29_Vict.) c. 35)
*Sections 190 to 194 of the [Municipal Corporations Act 1882](/source/Municipal_Corporations_Act_1882) ([45 & 46 Vict.](/source/45_%26_46_Vict.) c. 50)
*The [Police Act 1890](/source/Police_Act_1890) ([53 & 54 Vict.](/source/53_%26_54_Vict.) c. 45)
*The [Police Act 1893](/source/Police_Act_1893) ([56 & 57 Vict.](/source/56_%26_57_Vict.) c. 10)

'''The Town Police Clauses Acts 1847 and 1889''' is the collective title of the [Town Police Clauses Act 1847](/source/Town_Police_Clauses_Act_1847) ([10 & 11 Vict.](/source/10_%26_11_Vict.) c. 89) and the [Town Police Clauses Act 1889](/source/Town_Police_Clauses_Act_1889) ([52 & 53 Vict.](/source/52_%26_53_Vict.) c. 14).<ref name=sta1896/>

'''Scotland'''

*The [Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1833](/source/Burgh_Police_(Scotland)_Act_1833) ([3 & 4 Will. 4](/source/3_%26_4_Will._4). c. 46)
*The [Glasgow Police Act 1800](/source/Glasgow_Police_Act_1800) ([39 & 40 Geo. 3](/source/39_%26_40_Geo._3). c. lxxxviii)
*The [General Police (Scotland) Act 1847](/source/General_Police_(Scotland)_Act_1847) ([10 & 11 Vict.](/source/10_%26_11_Vict.) c. 39)
*The [Police of Towns (Scotland) Act 1850](/source/Police_of_Towns_(Scotland)_Act_1850) ([13 & 14 Vict.](/source/13_%26_14_Vict.) c. 33)
*The [General and Police Improvement (Scotland) Act 1862](/source/General_and_Police_Improvement_(Scotland)_Act_1862) ([25 & 26 Vict.](/source/25_%26_26_Vict.) c. 101)
*The [Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1892](/source/Burgh_Police_(Scotland)_Act_1892) ([55 & 56 Vict.](/source/55_%26_56_Vict.) c. 55)
*The [Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1903](/source/Burgh_Police_(Scotland)_Act_1903) ([3 Edw. 7](/source/3_Edw._7). c. 33)

'''The Police (Scotland) Acts 1857 to 1890''' was the collective title of the following Acts:<ref name=sta1896/>
*The [Police (Scotland) Act 1857](/source/Police_(Scotland)_Act_1857) ([20 & 21 Vict.](/source/20_%26_21_Vict.) c. 72)
*The [Police (Scotland) Act 1858](/source/Police_(Scotland)_Act_1858) ([21 & 22 Vict.](/source/21_%26_22_Vict.) c. 65)
*The [Police (Scotland) Act 1890](/source/Police_(Scotland)_Act_1890) ([53 & 54 Vict.](/source/53_%26_54_Vict.) c. 67)

'''Northern Ireland'''
*The [Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998](/source/Police_(Northern_Ireland)_Act_1998) (c. 32)
*The [Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000](/source/Police_(Northern_Ireland)_Act_2000) (c. 32)
*The [Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003](/source/Police_(Northern_Ireland)_Act_2003) (c. 6)

==See also==
*[List of short titles](/source/List_of_short_titles)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

Category:Lists of legislation by short title and collective title
Category:Police legislation

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