Police, Factories, & c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916 (1916 c. 31)

Part I Police

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[F1] s. 1 repealed by Police (Pensions) Act 1918 (c. 51), s. 3

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[F2] s. 2 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)

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[F3] s. 3 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (c. 39), Sch. 1 Pt. XIII

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[F4] s. 4 repealed by Local Government Act 1929 (c. 17), Sch. 12 Pt. VI

5 Regulations of street collections.

(1) Each of the authorities specified in subsection (1A) below may make regulations with respect to the places where and the conditions under which persons may be permitted in any street or public place, within their area, to collect money or sell articles for the benefit of charitable or other purposes, and any person who acts in contravention of any such regulation shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale or in the case of a second or subsequent offence not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale:

[F5] Words substituted by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 29 para. 22

[F6] Words substituted by virtue of Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46

[F7] Words substituted by virtue of Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46

(a) regulations made under this section shall not come into operation until they have been confirmed by the Secretary of State ..., and published for such time and in such manner as the Secretary of State ... may direct; and

[F8] Words in s. 5(1)(a) omitted (9.11.2016) by virtue of The Transfer of Functions (Elections, Referendums, Third Sector and Information) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/997), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 1 (with art. 12)

(b) regulations made under this section shall not apply to the selling of articles in any street or public place when the articles are sold in the ordinary course of trade, and for the purpose of earning a livelihood, and no representation is made by or on behalf of the seller that any part of the proceeds of sale will be devoted to any charitable purpose.

(1A) The authorities referred to in subsection (1) above are—

(a) the Common Council of the City of London,

(b) the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, and

but any regulations made by a district council under that subsection shall not have effect with respect to any street or public place which is within the Metropolitan Police District as well as within the district.

(2) This section, except subsection (3) thereof, shall apply to Ireland with the following modifications:—

(a) references to the Secretary of State ... shall be construed as references to the Lord Lieutenant; and

[F11] Words in s. 5(2) omitted (9.11.2016) by virtue of The Transfer of Functions (Elections, Referendums, Third Sector and Information) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/997), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 1 (with art. 12)

(b) references to the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime shall . . . be construed as references to the Inspector General of the Royal Irish Constabulary.

[F12] Words in s. 5(2)(b) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 65(3); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1

[F13] Words omitted by virtue of Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42), s. 3

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[F14] S. 5(3) repealed by Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 45, SIF 81:2), s. 119(15)

(4) In this section—

6 Extent of Part I.

This Part of this Act shall not apply, except where otherwise expressly provided, to Scotland or Ireland.

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[F15] ss. 7–9 repealed by Factories Act 1937 (c. 67), Sch. 4

Part III Miscellaneous and General

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[F16] s. 10 repealed by Mines and Quarries Act 1954 (c. 70), Sch. 5

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[F17] s. 11 repealed by Mental Health Act 1959 (c. 72), Sch. 8 Pt. I

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[F18] s. 12 repealed by Criminal Justice Act 1948 (c. 58), Sch. 10 Pt. I

13 Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Police, Factories, &c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916.

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[F19] Sch. repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)