Special Constables Act 1831 Explained

Short Title:	Special Constables Act 1831^[1]
Type:	Act
Parliament:	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:	An Act for amending the Laws relative to the Appointment of Special Constables, and for the better Preservation of the Peace.
Year:	1831
Citation:	1 & 2 Will. 4. c. 41
Royal Assent:	15 October 1831

The Special Constables Act 1831 (1 & 2 Will. 4. c. 41), full title 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.^[2]

It provided a long-term framework for the use, appointment and operation of special constables in England and Wales. 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.

See also

• Special Constabulary#History

Notes and References

1. The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
2. Web site: 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. Britain. Great. Evans. William David. 1836.