Police Engagements Act 1855 No 16a (NSW)

No. XVI.

An Act to remove doubts as to the validitv of , , ̂ ̂ K \ 0 A ( ! E M E N T 3 .

certain agreements tor tlie engagement ot

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persons to serve in the Police Force. [2wl

October, 1855.]

A I7"HEREAS hy the Act of Council seventeenth Victoria number I'lvaiaLit:.

V T th irty provision was mack', for the (uio-agemcnt in Great Jlritain

and Ireland of persons to senna; in the Police Eorce of New South W ales by Agents duly authorized for that purpose And it was provided hy the said Act tha t upon any such person agreeing Avith any such Agent for such service the person so engaging and the said Agent should respectively sign an agreennent in Avriting in the foi’m or to the effect specified in tlie Schedule to the said Act And Avhereas divers persons Avere sometime since engaged in Great Britain and Ireland for such seiwice by an Agent duly authorized and thereupon signed agree­ ments pursuant to the said Act but such agreements Averc not signed by such Agent And Avhereas the said persons Avere furnished by the Government of N oav South Wales Avith a free passage to this Colony

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Medical Board.

and upon their arrival were duly appointed hy the Inspector General of Police to serve in the Police Porce And whereas doubts have been raised as to the legal effect of such agreements hu t nevertheless many of su(di persons have since their arrival agreed to enter upon the said serviee in pursuance of the said original agreements and it is expedient to remove such doubts in reference to siudi of the said persons as have entered or shall hereafter enter into the said Police Eorce under the said agreements and appointments and to secure to them the full benefit of their said agreements Be it enacted by H is Excellency the Governor of New South Wales w ith the advice and c;onsent of the Legislative Council thereof as follows

Agreements between Evciw sucli agreement as hereinbefore mentioned shall with

furuultcd̂ Kfngaoin reference to every such person who has entered or shall liereafter

for the Police Force enter into sei’vice in the Police Eorce under any such engagement and

tocn|ase\he'sâ ^̂ ^̂ appointm ent as hereinbefore m entioned be as liinding and valid to all

to be valid although intcnts aiid pui’poses and ert'ate the same rights and liabilities for and

AgenTmay’̂ have against the Government of New South W ales and such persons respec-

heeii omitted. tivcly as if the Said agreement had been duly signed in Great Britain or Ireland by the said Agent at the time of the engagement of such person by him as aforesaid or at tlie tim e of the signing of the said

Proviso as to persons agreements hy such persons respectively Provided always tha t nothing

enter̂ 'im Police'^ tMs Act sliall be coiistrued to alter lessen or diminisli the liability Force in piirsnance of any of the Said pcrsoiis wlio have refused or shall refuse to enter ot .mdi agi cements. sciwice of tile Policc Eoi’cc in pursuancc of the said agree­

ments and of their said appointments.