Police Act 1909
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1909 c. 40 |
| Year | 1909 |
Police Act, 1909
(9 Edw. 7.) CHAPTER 40.
An Act to amend the Metropolitan Police Acts, 1829 to 1899, and to make better provision for the widows and children of constables who lose their lives in the execution of their duty.
[25th November 1909]
B E it enacted by the King'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:
1 Annual contribution towards expenses of metropolitan police.
1. In addition to the sums payable out of moneys provided by Parliament for specified services of the metropolitan police, and as salaries under the Metropolitan Police Act, 1899, there shall be paid in each year out of moneys provided by Parliament in respect of services rendered by the metropolitan police for imperial and national purposes such sum as the Secretary of State, with the approval of the Treasury, may determine.
2 Provision as to additional rate levied under 53 & 54 Vict. c. 45. s. 19 \(4) in metropolitan district.
2. The proceeds of any addition to the metropolitan police rate levied under the provisions of subsection four of section nineteen of the Police Act, 1890, shall not be reckoned as part of the sum actually raised by rates for the purposes of paragraph (k ) of subsection two of section twenty-four of the Local Government Act, 1888, which regulates the amount to be paid by county councils to the receiver for the metropolitan police district and charged to the Exchequer Contribution Accounts.
3 Additional Assistant Commissioner of metropolitan police.
3. It shall be lawful for His Majesty to appoint a fit person to be a fourth Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, and the Metropolitan Police Act, 1856, shall apply in like manner as if four Assistant Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis were therein mentioned instead of two.
4 Regulations by Secretary of State as to superannuation for officers of staff of metropolitan police.
(1) The power of the Secretary of State under the Metropolitan Police Staff (Superannuation) Act, 1875 , to make regulations respecting the grant to the officers to whom that Act applies of superannuation allowances, compensations, gratuities, or other allowances, on the like...
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