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title: "Metropolitan Police (Receiver) Act 1895"
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# Metropolitan Police (Receiver) Act 1895

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

Metropolitan Police (Receiver) Act 1895
1895 c.12
An Act to make provision for the temporary absence of the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District.
[14th May 1895]

## 1 Power to provide for temporary absence of receiver. {#section-1}

If and whilst the receiver for the metropolitan police district is temporarily unable to act whether by reason of absence or otherwise a person appointed by warrant under the hand of the Secretary of State may temporarily act as and shall be deemed for all purposes to be such receiver.

## 2 Short title. {#section-2}

This Act may be cited as the Metropolitan Police (Receiver) Act 1895, and shall be read with the Metropolitan Police Acts 1829 to 1890.