Special Constables Act 1831

The Special Constables Act 1831 (full title - 1 & 2 W. IV. c. 41 - An Act for amending the Laws relative to the Appointment of Special Constables, and for the better Preservation of the Peace) was a UK act of parliament, given royal assent on 15 October 1831[1]. It did not create special constables but provided a long-term framework for their use, appointment and operation. It is often seen as the foundation date for the Metropolitan Special Constabulary, the special constabulary attached to the Metropolitan Police, which had itself been founded only two years earlier.

Special Constables Act 1831
Long titleAn Act for amending the Laws relative to the Appointment of Special Constables, and for the better Preservation of the Peace.
Citation1 & 2 W. IV. c. 41
Dates
Royal assent15 October 1831

References
  1. "A Collection of Statutes Connected with the General Administration of the Law: Arranged According to the Order of Subjects, with Notes (1836), Volume 10, pages 976-981".

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