Summary Jurisdiction (Ireland) Amendment Act, 1871

Powers of divisional justices in Dublin.

4. The several divisional justices of the police district of Dublin Metropolis shall be deemed to have and possess, and shall have and may exercise all and the same powers for preserving the public peace within the city of Dublin as are elsewhere vested in and may be exercised by justices of the peace within the limits of their respective jurisdictions, and shall, notwithstanding anything in any Act to the contrary, to all intents and purposes whatsoever be and be deemed and taken to be justices of the peace within every part of the said police district of Dublin Metropolis.