House to House Collections Act 1939
1 Charitable collections from house to house to be licensed.
2 Licences.
3 Exemptions in the case of collections over wide areas.
4 Regulations.
5 Unauthorised use of badges, &c.
6 Collector to give name, &c. to police on demand.
7 Delegation of functions.
8 Penalties.
9 Application to metropolitan police district.
10 Application to Scotland.
11 Interpretation.
12†Short title, commencement, interpretation and extent.
SCHEDULE Offences to which paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section two applies
Offences under sections forty-seven to fifty-six of the Offences against...
Robbery, burglary, and blackmail
Offences in Scotland involving personal violence or lewd, indecent, or...
Offences under the Street Collections Regulation (Scotland) Act 1915.
Offences under section five of the Police, Factories &c. (Miscellaneous...

House to House Collections Act 1939

1939 c.44

An Act to provide for the regulation of house to house collections for charitable purposes; and for matters connected therewith.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I1

Act wholly in force at 1.1.1940 by s. 12(2) (now repealed)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Act applied (temp.) by 2002 c. i, ss. 1(2)-(4), 21(5)(b) (with ss. 38, 39)