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 Part 1V,—PROCEDURE.

ox. Penalty for offence against the Act.—Any person convicted of an offence ‘under this Act shall, where no other penalty is provided hy this Act or any of the Acts mentioned in the First Schedule hereto, or by any by-law made there~ under respectively, be liable to a penalty not exceeding forty shillings.

22. Penalty fur continuing offence,—Any person convicted of an offence which is a continuing offence under this Act shall, where no greater penalty has been provided for such offence by any of the Acts rentioned in the First Schedule hereto, be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds.

23. Furisdiction of certain justices.—For the purposes of this Act, and of every by-law to be made by the Conservators thereunder, the juristliction of all justices of the peace for the counties of Surrey, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucester, Oxford, Buckingham, and Middlesex, and of the magistrates for the city of Oxford, and of every other borough, the police jurisdiction of which extends to any place upon the River Thames within the linits aforesaid, and the jurisdiction, powers, and authority of the Proctors of the University of Oxford and the marshals and officers acting under them, and the power and authority of the Metropolitan Police, and of all police officers and constables acting for any of the said counties or boroughs, sball extend over the whole of the River Thames, and the towpaths, bavks, and precinets thereof, within the limits aforesaid.

24. As to place where offence cammitted.—For Une purposes of any proceed- ings in respect of any offence under this Act, ar ander any of the Acts men- tioned in the First Schedule hereto, every such offence shall be deemed to have been committed, and every cause of complaint in respect thereof shall be deemed to have arisen either in the place in which the same actually was com- mitted or arose, or in any place in which the offender or persan complained against may be,

23. Bailie and servants of Conservators may be sworn in as police con- stables.—It shall be in the power and at the discretion of the Conservators to procure all or any of their water-bailifis, river-keepers, lock-keepers, or other servants, to be sworn in as police constables for any of the counties or boroughs aforesaid, but they shall not be liable, without the consent of the Con- servators, to be called upon to perform the duties af such police constables, except for the purposes of this Act or of the Acts mentioned in the First Schedule hereto.

26, Proceedings for summary conviction.—Proceedings in relation to any offence or continuing offence under this Act or any of the Acts mentioned in the First Schedule hereto, or under any by-law already made or hereafter 10 be made by the Conservators, or for the recovery of any penalty under this Act or any of the said Acts mentioned in the First Schednle hereto, or any by-law made thereunder respectively, may be taken before a court of summary jurisdiction, according to the provisions of the Summary Jurisdiction Acts, and all such penaltics, whether recovered summarily or atherwise, shall be paid to the Conservators, and shall form part of their funds.

27. Moneys paid to the Conservators to be carried to thé Conservancy Fund.