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Paragraph 5

In the following enactments (which confer on the police powers of entry into vessels on suspicion of felony), that is to say,—

(a)

section 34 of the M1Metropolitan Police Act 1839;

(b)

section 9 of the M2Canals (Offences) Act 1840;

for the expressions “felony” and “felonies” there shall be substituted the expressions “arrestable offence” and “arrestable offences”; and any enactment for the same or like purposes which is contained in any local or private Act shall be modified as near as may be in the same way.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1

1839 c. 47.

M2

1840 c. 50.