The Prevention of Crimes Amendment Act 1885 ( 48 & 49 Vict. c. 75) was an Act of the

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. It became law on 14 August 1885. It amended the

Prevention of Crimes Act 1871 Prevention may refer to: Health and medicine * Preventive healthcare, measures to prevent diseases or injuries rather than curing them or treating their symptoms General safety * Crime prevention, the attempt to reduce deter crime and crimin ...

, and provided that any person convicted of obstructing a

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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: £'') 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 United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1885 1885 in law {{UK-statute-stub