Prosecution of Offences Act 1884
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1884 c. 58 |
| Year | 1884 |
Prosecution of Offences Act, 1884
(47 & 48 Vict.) CHAPTER 58.
An Act for amending the Prosecution of Offences Act, 1879.
[14th August 1884]
W HEREAS it is expedient to amend the Prosecution of Offences Act, 1879(in this Act referred to as the principal Act):
Be it enacted by the Queen'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 Short title of Act.
1. This Act may be cited as theProsecution of Offences Act, 1884, and this Act and the principal Act may be together cited as the Prosecution of Offences Acts, 1879 and 1884.
2 Solicitor of the Treasury to be Director of Public Prosecutions.
2. On and after the passing of this Act, all appointments made in pursuance of the principal Act are revoked, and the person for the time holding the office of Solicitor for the affairs of Her Majesty's Treasury shall be Director of Public Prosecutions, and perform the duties and have the powers of such Director.
Section three of the Treasury Solicitor Act, 1876, shall extend to authorise any assistant solicitor for the affairs of Her Majesty's Treasury to act on behalf of the said solicitor in his capacity of Director of Public Prosecutions.
3 Returns as to crimes by chief officer of police.
3. The chief officer of every police district in England shall, from time to time, give to the Director of Public Prosecutions information with respect to indictable offences alleged to have been committed within the district of such chief officer, and to the dealing with those offences, and the said information shall contain such particulars and be in such form as may be for the time being required by regulations under the principal Act.
4 Definitions of ‘police district’ and ‘chief officer of police.’
4. The expression ‘police district’ means—
(1) (1.) The city of London and the liberties thereof; and
(2) (2.) The metropolitan police district; and
(3) (3.) Any county or riding, parts, division, or liberty of a county or borough, town, or place maintaining a separate police force:
The expression ‘chief officer of police’ means—
(1) (1.) In the city of London the commissioner of...
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