. "5398"^^ . . . "1100101481"^^ . "Repealed"@en . . . . . . . . . "The Act 39 & 40 Geo 3 c 87, sometimes called the Thames Police Act 1800, the Thames River Police Act 1800, the Marine Police Act or the Depredations on the Thames Act 1800, was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, granted royal assent on 28 July 1800. As alluded to in its long title, it amended the ."@en . "An Act for the more effectual Prevention of Depredations on the River Thames, and in its Vicinity; and to amend an Act made in the second Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, to prevent the committing of Thefts and Frauds by Persons navigating Bum Boats, and other Boats upon the River Thames"@en . . "Depredations on the Thames Act 1800"@en . "64661744"^^ . . "Parliament of Great Britain"@en . . . . . . . "1800-07-28"^^ . . . . . . . . . "39"^^ . "The Act 39 & 40 Geo 3 c 87, sometimes called the Thames Police Act 1800, the Thames River Police Act 1800, the Marine Police Act or the Depredations on the Thames Act 1800, was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, granted royal assent on 28 July 1800. As alluded to in its long title, it amended the . Established two years earlier, the Marine Police Force was initially run and funded by the West Indies merchants whose cargoes in the Pool of London it was principally intended to protect. The Act converted it to a publicly-run and publicly-funded body, increased its establishment to 88 men and set out regulations for how they were now to operate under the Home Secretary's direct supervision, thus laying the groundwork for the Force's absorption into the Metropolitan Police in 1839. The Act was amended and renewed by the Depredations on the Thames Act 1807 (47 Geo. 3 Sess. 1 c 37), the Depredations on the Thames Act 1814 (54 Geo. 3 c 187), the Police Magistrates Metropolitan Act 1822 (1 Geo. 4 c 66), the Police Magistrates, Metropolis Act 1833 (1833 (3 & 4 Will. 4) c 19) and finally the Justices of the Peace in Metropolis Act 1837 (7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c 37). The Marine Police were finally absorbed into the Metropolitan Police via the Metropolitan Police Act 1839."@en . . "1800"^^ .