Police & Protection of Wild Birds
| Date | 01 April 1954 |
| Author | John Wickham |
| Published date | 01 April 1954 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X5402700212 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
149
THE
POLICE
JOURNAL
Any monies
found
on a deportee may be
taken
possession
of
on
his arrest
and
used to defray
the
expense incurred in his detention
and
repatriation.
The
power
vested in
the
Home
Secretary, there being no right
of
appeal against his decision, Ito
deport
is a powerful one as it provides
for
the
banishment
of
all undesirable aliens or those who have
com-
mitted crime, etc.
It
is the
duty
of
the Police to execute
deportation
orders in
the
same
way as it is their
duty
to execute
orders
made
by
H.M.
Immigration Officers for
the
detention
and
repatriation
of
aliens.
CONCLUSION
Finally, if we wish to progress in international fellowship, un-
restricted travel between all countries
may
be possible in
our
time.
It
can
be
hoped
that
the
introduction
of
the Aliens
Order
1953, is
the first step
towards
easing
the
strict
control
we have on aliens in
this country.
Meantime, as the law stands, it is the
duty
of
the
Police, Immigration
Officers
and
others
to enforce it,
without
any political bias,
and
in
this we
must
continue
with
the
good
example we have already shown
to
other
nations, by acting in this impartial
manner
when dealing
with these people who do
not
belong to the great family
of
the British
Empire.
Police &Protection of
Wild
Birds
By
CONSTABLE
JOHN
WICKHAM,
East Sussex Constabulary
IT is sometimes said
that
the
Police have no time for,
or
do
not
worry unduly
about,
wild life
and
the legislation for its
protection.
The following case, however, shows
that
we are
not
quite so heedless
in this respect as
others
have
made
out.
Being a youngster in
the
Force, with
just
five years behind me,
it was with
great
interest
and
an
awakening
to my responsibilities
in this direction
that
on II th April 1953, I
had
my first
opportunity
to enforce the Wild Birds Protection Act. On this day I was
out
with
the
wireless
car
on a
normal
enquiry, accompanied by
our
plain
clothes
man,
who has several years' service
behind
him.
While passing along a
country
road
my
companion
drew my
attention
to the actions
of
a
man
in an
arable
field
adjoining
the
road. Pulling up, we
sat
and
watched him for some minutes
and
to
I. Ex
parte
Vanico!f; 1920.
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