Prevention of Crimes Amendment Act 1885
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It amended the Prevention of Crimes Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 112), and provided that any person convicted of obstructing a constable or "peace officer" in the execution of their duty was guilty of a criminal offence against that act. This would be punishable by a penalty of £5 (2009: £Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".) or, failing payment, two months imprisonment with or without hard labour.
References
- Oliver & Boyd's new Edinburgh almanac and national repository for the year 1886. Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1886
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