The Special Constables Act 1831 (full title - ''1 & 2 W. IV. c. 41 - An Act for amending the Laws relative to the Appointment of Special Constables, and for the better Preservation of the Peace'') was a UK act of parliament, given royal assent on 15 October 1831.
It provided a long-term framework for the use, appointment and operation of special constables in England and Wales. It is often seen as the foundation date for the
Metropolitan Special Constabulary, the special constabulary attached to the
Metropolitan Police
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly and still commonly known as the Metropolitan Police (and informally as the Met Police, the Met, Scotland Yard, or the Yard), is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and ...
, which had itself been founded only two years earlier.
See also
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Special Constabulary#History
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1831 in law
Police legislation in the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1831