Police Act 1956 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

No. 19 of 1956.

AN ORDINANCE

To amend the Police Ordinance 1927-1955.

I THE GOVEENOR-GENEEAL in and over the Commonwealth	Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of
,	of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive
Government (Administration)	Act 1910-1955.

Dated this twenty-first day of December, 1956.

W. J. SLIM
Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

ALLEN PAIEHALL

Minister of State for the Interior.

POLICE ORDINANCE 1956.*

1.—(1.) This Ordinance may be cited as the Police Ordinance short title and

J 9 5 g * citation.

(2.) The Police Ordinance 1927-19551 is in this Ordinance

referred to as the Principal Ordinance.

(3.) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinance,

may be cited as the Police Ordinance 1927-1956.

2. Section four of the Principal Ordinance is amended by Definitions,

omitting from the definition of " Commissioner" the word

" Chief ".

Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at

3. Section five of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omit- Establishment

ting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (1.) the word " Chief ". °f*°»ceI,°™

4. The Schedule to the Principal Ordinance is amended by schedule.

omitting the word " Chief ".

5. Where, in any Ordinance or in any regulations or other References in

instrument, made under an Ordinance, a reference is made to the ordinances. reference shall be read as a reference to the Commissioner of Police.

* Notified in the Commomcenlth Qazette on 124th December, 1950. t Ordinance No. 19, 1927 as amended by No. 14, 1930. No. 18. 1932 : No. 23.

1U34; Nos. 2r> and 35, 193S : No. 14, 1943; Nos. 5 and 9, 1947; No. 8. 1930; No.

5, 19H4 ; and No. 0, 19o.">.

By Authori ty: A. J . ARTHUR, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

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