No. 6 of 1954. Proedial Larceny (Prevention) Lrewarb
[L. $] ISLANDS.

I Assent,
K. W. Buacxsurng,
_ Governor.
20th ‘January, 1954.

LEEWARD ISLANDS. -
No. 6 of 1954.

An Act to make better provision for the preven-
tion of predial larceny.

BE IT ENACTED by the Governor and
General Legislative Council of the Leeward Islands
as follows:—

1. This Act may be cited as the Pradial short title.
Larceny (Prevention) Act, 1954,

PART I,
PRELIMINARY.

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise Interpreta-
requires— . oD:

‘“‘appointing authority ’’ means any appoint-

ing authority constituted under section 4;

‘authorised person ” means any. person nomi-
uated and appointed under section 14 to
arrest Suspected persons; ;

“cattle” includes horses, asses, mules, kine,
sheep, goats, deer and swine, as well as
all horned cattle; \

“Community Committee” means any Com-
munity Committee constituted under
section 5;

“declared area’? means any area in a Presi-
dency ies under section 3 to bea
declared area;

“Division” means a police division of the”
Colony as provided in section 8 of the
Police Act, 1951; 12/1951