Belfast Harbour Police

Belfast Harbour Police
Belfast Harbour Police
Abbreviation	BHP
Agency overview
Formed	1847
Jurisdictional structure
Legal jurisdiction	Belfast Harbour Estate
Governing body	Port of Belfast
Constituting instrument	Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act 1847;
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Overseen by	Belfast Harbour Corporation
Headquarters	Milewater Basin, Dufferin Road, Belfast
Officers	35 (2009)
Facilities
Stations	1
Website
	www.belfast-harbour.co.uk/harbour-estate-access/belfast-harbour-police

The Belfast Harbour Police is a small, specialised ports police force, with responsibility for the Port of Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1847,^[1] making it the oldest continuously-operating law enforcement agency on the island of Ireland.

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[DfT-1] "Accountability and Standards of the Port Police Forces". Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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