The PoDP is established, funded and maintained by the owners of the Port of Dover, the Dover Harbour Board, the statutory undertakers, under section 79 of the Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act 1847.
The PoDP is established, funded and maintained by the owners of the Port of Dover, the Dover Harbour Board, the statutory undertakers. From its formation in 1933 to early 2014 the force derived its policing powers under section 79 of the Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act 1847.