UNDER the new House-to-House Collections Act, which came into operation on the 1st March, 1940, all collections made from house to house or door to door are controlled by regulations and licences issued by the police.

The Institution has been granted an order of exemption which frees branches from the necessity of obtaining a police licence or permit, but the regulations governing the conduct of such collections must be observed. A summary of the regulations and requirements under the act has been prepared for the use of honorary secretaries of branches and organizers of appeals, and may be obtained on application to the district organizing secretaries or to the headquarters of the Institution..