Belfast Harbour Police

Belfast Harbour Police
AbbreviationBHP
Agency overview
Formed1847
Jurisdictional structure
Legal jurisdictionBelfast Harbour Estate
Governing bodyPort of Belfast
Constituting instrument
  • Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act 1847
General nature
Operational structure
Overseen byBelfast Harbour Corporation
HeadquartersMilewater Basin, Dufferin Road, Belfast
Officers35 (2009)
Facilities
Stations1
Website
www.belfast-harbour.co.uk/harbour-estate-access/belfast-harbour-police
Belfast Harbour Police car, June 2010.

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.

  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)