Police Act 1909

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|short_title=Police Act 1909

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|parliament=Parliament of the United Kingdom

|long_title=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.

|year=1861

|citation=9 Edw. 7. c. 40

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|royal_assent=25 November 1909

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The Police Act 1909 (9 Edw. 7. c. 40) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, granted royal assent on 25 November 1909. Despite its short title, it applied solely to the Metropolitan Police and is most notable for adding a fourth Assistant Commissioner (Section 3) and in the aftermath of a married Met PC's death in the Tottenham Outrage earlier that year increased pensions and allowances to widows and children of officers killed on duty (Section 5).{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yvYuAAAAIAAJ&dq=%22An+Act+to+amend+the+Metropolitan+Police+Acts+1829+to+1899%2C+and+to+make+better+provision+for+the+widows+and+children+of+constables+who+lose+their+lives+in+the+execution+of+their+duty.%22&pg=PA130|title=The Public General Statutes PASSED IN THE NINTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HIS MAJESTY KING EDWARD THE SEVENTH 1909, pages 130-132|date=26 December 2023 }}