Dangerous Performances Act, 1897

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Restriction on prosecutions.

53 & 54 Vict. c. 45.

53 & 54 Vict. c. 67.

2.—(1) Except where an accident causing actual bodily harm occurs to any child or young person, no prosecution or other proceeding shall be instituted for an offence against the Children’s Dangerous Performances Act, 1879, as amended by this Act, without the consent in writing of the chief officer of police of the police area in which the offence is committed.

(2) For the purposes of this section the expression “chief officer of police”—

(a) with respect to any place in England other than the City of London, has the meaning assigned to it by the Police Act, 1890;

(b) with respect to the City of London, means the Commissioners of City Police;

(c) with respect to Scotland, has the meaning assigned to it by the Police (Scotland) Act, 1890;

(d) with respect to Ireland, means in the police district of Dublin metropolis either of the Commissioners of Police for that district, and elsewhere the district inspector of the Royal Irish Constabulary.