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title: "Police Act 1909"
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# Police Act 1909

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

Police Act 1909
1909 c.40
An Act to amend the Metropolitan Police Acts 1829 to 1899, and to make better provision for the widows and children of constables who lose their lives in the execution of their duty.
[25th November 1909]

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## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {#section-3}



## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {#section-4}



## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {#section-5}



## 6 Short title. {#section-6}

This Act may be cited as the Police Act 1909, . . ..