Police Regulation (Amendment) Act 1955 (NSW)

POLICE REGULATION (AMENDMENT) ACT.

Act No. 55 ,1955.

Elizabeth II, A l l Act to amend sections fifteen and seventeen

No. ,̂j955. Police Regulation Act, 1899, as

amended by subsequent Acts, in certain respects; and for purposes connected there­ with. [Assented to, 22nd December, 1955.]

T)E it enacted by tbe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, JD by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority ol the same, as follows :—

Short title 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the “ Police Eegula-

tion (Amendment) Act, 1955.”

(2) The Police Regulation Act, 1899, as amended by subsequent Acts and by this Act, may be cited as the Police Regulation Act, 1899-1955.

Amendment 2. The Police Regulation Act, 1899, as amended by

Act No 20 subsequent Acts, is amended—^

1899. ’ ’

(a) (i) by omitting from section fifteen the words

f̂ rTâ kinga	“ takes any bribe, pecuniary or otherwise,
bribe,etc.)	either directly or indirectly; or” ;

(ii)  by inserting at the end of the same section the following new subsection;—^

(2) Any member of the police force who takes any bribe, pecuniary or otherwise, either directly or indirectly, shall, on con­ viction before two Justices, be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.

(b)

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(b)

“ ten pounds” the words “ where such otfence

is against paragraph (a), (b) or (e) of this (Penaltyfor

section, and to a penalty not exceeding one unlawful

hundred pounds, or to imprisonment tor a term of

by inserting in section seventeen after tbe words otfence is against paragraph (c) or (d) of this wearing

section.”

uniform,

etc.)