Glasgow Police Act 1800

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Glasgow City Extension and Improvement Act 1800
Act of Parliament
39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. lxxxviii
Dates
Royal assent30 June 1800
Status: Amended
Text of the Glasgow City Extension and Improvement Act 1800 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Glasgow Police Act 1800 was an

Lord Provost, three magistrates and nine elected commissioners.[1] The force was supported financially by a rate levied by the City Council on houses and businesses; the lack of such a levy had frustrated the previous attempt at having a professional police presence in the city.[1]

The act was a forerunner of similar acts of Parliament establishing police forces in other Scottish cities and burghs, culminating in the

As well as making provision for the establishment of a police force, the act also authorised the annexation of ninety-six acres of land surrounding the city.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Peter (2009). Policing: Development and Contemporary Practice. SAGE Publications. pp. 19–20.
  2. ^ Devine, Thomas Martun (1995). Glasgow: Beginnings to 1830. Manchester University Press. pp. 251–252.