Collections, Street

Collections, Street, the Metropolitan Police District, are regulated by the Street Collections Regulations, 1923 (No. 1133), made under the (English) Police, Factories, etc. (Miscellaneous Provisions), Act, 1916. No collection of money (other than at an open-air meeting) or sale of any article in any street or public place is permitted unless the persons responsible have obtained a permit from the Commissioner of Police. The regulations contain provisions regulating the conduct of collectors and vendors, who must be unpaid and 18 years of age or over. An audited return of the amount received and expenses has to be rendered in a prescribed form.