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15. Whereas by the fourth section of the Vagrancy Act, 1824, it is, amongst other things, provided that every suspected person or reputed thief frequenting any river, canal, or navigable stream, dock, or basin, or any quay, wharf, or warehouse near or adjoining thereto, or any street, highway, or avenue leading thereto, or any place of public resort, or any avenue leading thereto, or any stret, highway, or place adjacent, with intent to commit [an arrestable offence], shall be deemed a rogue and vagabond, and may be apprehended and committed to prison ... for any time not exceeding three calendar months: ... in proving the intent to commit [an arrestable offence] it shall not be necessary to show that the person suspected was guilty of any particular act or acts tending to show his purpose or intent, and he may be convicted if from the circumstances of the case, and from his known character as proved to the justice of the peace or court before whom or which he is brought, it appears to such justice or court that his intent was to commit [an arrestable offence]; and the provisions of the said section, as amended by this section, shall be in force in ... Ireland.... S.16 rep. by 1916 c.50 s.48(1) sch. S.17 rep. by SLR 1893 (No.2); 1953 c.18 (NI) s.48 sch.5; 1962 c.30 s.30(2)(d) sch.4 Pt.IV; 1968 c.28 (NI) s.16 sch.4
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