Summary

Justices Protection Act 1803 (1803)

Whereas it is expedient that justices of the peace in Great Britain and Ireland respectively, who by virtue of divers Acts of Parliament in force in the United Kingdom are authorized and required to convict persons of sundry offences in a summary way, should be rendered more safe in the execution of such their duty:
In actions brought against justices on account of conviction, etc. the plaintiff, beside any penalty that may be levied upon him, shall be entitled only to 2d.
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