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CONSTABULARY AND POLICE (IRELAND) ACT 1919 - SECT 8

Penalty on unauthorised use of police uniform.

8. If any person not being a member of a police force wears without the
permission of the chief officer the uniform of either police force, or any
dress having the appearance or bearing any of the distinctive marks of such
uniform, he shall,

[(a)on summary conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
three months or to a fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds, or to both such
imprisonment and such fine; and

(b)on conviction on indictment, be liable to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding twelve months or to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds, or to
both such imprisonment and such fine.]

Provided that this section shall not prevent persons from wearing any uniform
or dress in the course of a stage play or music hall or circus performance.

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