Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Watch and Fire Services Committee
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Watch and Fire Services Committee; 1949-1965.
Other form(s) of name
- Watch Committee (1835-1949), Watch Committee (1965-1969)
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1949-1965.
History
Renamed in 1949, presumably to represent the full range of duties.
See also Chief Constable and City Police. Formerly Watch Committee (1835-1949). In 1965 the committee was split into two separate committees: the Fire and Licensing Committee and the Watch Committee.
Places
Legal status
Required by Municipal Corporations Act 1835.
Functions, occupations and activities
Independent statutory committee governing the police force including appointments, practices and finance.
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Renamed in 1949, presumably to represent the full range of duties.
Relationships area
Access points area
Subject access points
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Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
GB0192-112
Institution identifier
GB0192
Rules and/or conventions used
International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
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Sources
JBM How York Governs Itself, BC 8/17, BC 8/22, BC 9a