Police Reservists (Allowances) Act 1914
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1914 c. 34 |
| Year | 1914 |
Police Reservists (Allowances) Act, 1914
(4 & 5 Geo. 5.) CHAPTER 34.
An Act to authorise the grant out of Police Funds of certain Allowances and Gratuities in respect of Police Reservists who are called out upon Permanent Service.
[10th August 1914]
Be 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 Family allowances for police reservists on active service.
(1) Where a constable of a police force within the meaning of this Act belongs to the Naval Reserves or the Army Reserve, and has, in pursuance of any Royal Proclamation, been called out, in the case of a man belonging to the Naval Reserves, for service during war or any emergency, or, in the case of a man belonging to the Army Reserve, on permanent service, the police authority may, if they think fit, grant out of the police fund, to or for the benefit of his wife and children, or any of them, or in the case of an unmarried man to or for the benefit of any person whom he is legally liable to maintain and towards whose support he has regularly contributed, an allowance of such amount and subject to such conditions and restrictions as they think equitable:
Provided as follows:—
(a ) Any such allowance shall be granted for a limited period not exceeding one year, and may be renewed for a further period, but shall not be continued after the police authority have received notice that the man, has ceased to be employed on naval or military service:
(b ) The aggregate amount of the weekly allowance granted in respect of a married man, together with the weekly amount of any separation or other allowance required to be paid out of naval or military funds in pursuance of any Royal Warrant, and the weekly amount of any compulsory deductions from the man's pay as a seaman or soldier, shall not exceed the total weekly amount which he was receiving from police funds when called out:
(c ) The allowance granted in respect of an unmarried man shall not exceed in the aggregate eight shillings a week.
(2) If the man dies or is disabled whilst employed on naval or military service, the police authority shall have the same powers with respect to the grant of gratuities as if he had been in the police force at the time of his death or disablement.
(3) If he returns to...
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