UK Act of Parliament 1952 c. 6 Northern Ireland

House to House Charitable Collections Act (Northern Ireland) 1952

An Act to provide for the regulation of house to house collections for charitable purposes; and for matters connected therewith.

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Enforced by
Police
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Imprisonment 4 of 5 obligations carry a criminal penalty. 1 carries different penalties — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

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Any Person5

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What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.001 Charitable collections from house to house to be licensed. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Conduct house-to-house charitable collection without a licenceAny Person
s.004 Regulations. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Fail to comply with charitable collection regulationsAny Person
s.005 Unauthorised use of badges, &c. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Use unauthorised or fake charitable collection badgesAny Person
s.006 Collector to give name, &c. to police on demand. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Fail to give name and address to police when collecting for charityAny Person
s.007 Penalties. (opens in a new tab) Imprisonment
  • Offences relating to house-to-house charitable collectionsAny Person
4 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.002 Licences. (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Exemptions in the case of certain collections. (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Interpretation. (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Short title. (opens in a new tab)
Schedules

Schedules

0 of 6 shown
6 other schedules
s.schedule n1 para.wrapper1 Offences under sections forty-seven to fifty-six of the Offences against the Person Act, 1861 .
s.schedule n1 para.wrapper2 Robbery, blackmail and burglary, and offences in the Republic of Ireland substantially corresponding thereto.]
s.schedule n1 para.wrapper3 Offences in Scotland involving personal violence or lewd, indecent, or libidinous conduct, or dishonest appropriation...
s.schedule n1 para.wrapper4 Offences under the Street Collections Regulation (Scotland) Act, 1915 .
s.schedule n1 para.wrapper5 Offences under section five of the Police, Factories, &c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1916 .
s.schedule n1 para.wrapper6 Offences under the House to House Collections Act, 1939 .

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