These Byelaws are made for the good management of the Park and the preservation of order within it. They stand in addition to, and not in substitution for, all other relevant laws and legislation of the United Kingdom, and must be read alongside said legislation.
Examples of relevant laws and legislation that should be considered include but are not limited to:
Licensing Act 2003, which governs the sale and supply of alcohol in England and Wales. Under this Act, it is an offence to sell alcohol without the appropriate authorisations. Normally this requires a Premises Licence and a Designated Premises Supervisor who holds a Personal Licence. For temporary or occasional events, a Temporary Event Notice (TEN) may be used, allowing limited alcohol sales subject to strict conditions. (Licensing Act 2003 – GOV.UK guidance)
https://www.gov.uk/find-licences/temporary-events-notice
Psychoactive Substances Act 2016.
- This law makes it a criminal offence to produce, supply, or possess with intent to supply any psychoactive substance (sometimes called “legal highs”) if it is likely to be used for its psychoactive effects.
- It applies in public spaces such as parks, so anyone caught supplying or using these substances in the park could face prosecution.
- Guidance: Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 – UK Government overview
Environmental Protection Act 1990, particularly its provisions on littering and waste:
- It makes it an offence to drop or leave litter in any public place, including parks.
- Local authorities have enforcement powers (fixed penalty notices or prosecution).
- This ties directly into byelaws covering cleanliness, order, and the Council’s role in protecting the ground.
- Guidance: Littering and enforcement – Keep Britain Tidy / Environmental Protection Act 1990
BYELAWS
- Throughout these byelaws the expression “the Council” means the parish council of DOWNHOLLAND and the expression “the ground” means the recreation ground known as HASKAYNE PLAYING FIELD.
- An act necessary to the proper execution of his duty on the ground by an officer of the Council, or by any person or servant of any person employed by the Council, shall not be deemed an offence against these byelaws.
- “A person shall not in the ground without reasonable excuse:—
(i) climb any wall or fence in or enclosing the ground or any tree or any building, barrier, railing, post or other erection;
(ii) remove or displace any wall or fence in or enclosing the ground or any barrier, railing, post or seat or any part of any erection or ornament or any implement provided for use in the laying out or maintenance of the ground.” - A person shall not except in pursuance of a lawful agreement with the Council, or otherwise in the exercise of any lawful right or privilege bring or cause to be brought on to the ground any beast of draught or burden or any cattle, sheep, goats or pigs.
- (i) A person shall not except in the exercise of any lawful right or privilege bring or cause to be brought on to the ground any barrow, truck, machine or vehicle other than—
(a) a wheeled bicycle or other similar machine:
(b) a wheel-chair or perambulator drawn or propelled by hand and used solely for the conveyance of a child or children or an invalid.
Provided that where the Council set apart a space on the ground for the use of any class of vehicle this byelaw shall not be deemed to prohibit the driving in or to that space by a direct route from the entrance to the ground of any vehicle of the class for which it is set apart.
(ii) A person shall not except in the exercise of any lawful right or privilege ride any bicycle or other similar machine on any part of the ground.
- A person shall not in the ground drive, chip or pitch a solid golf ball.
- A person shall not cause or suffer any dog belonging to him or in his charge to enter or remain in the ground unless such dog be and continue to be under proper control, and be effectively restrained from causing annoyance to any person.
- A person shall not affix any bill, placard or notice to or upon any tree or to or upon any part of any building, seat or other erection on the ground.
- Where the Council set apart any such part of the ground as may be fixed by the Council, and may be described in a notice board affixed or set up in some conspicuous position on the ground, for the purpose of any game specified in the notice board, which, by reason of the rules or manner of playing, or for the prevention of damage, danger or discomfort to any person on the ground, may necessitate the exclusive use by the player or players of any space on such part of the ground — a person shall not in any space elsewhere on the ground play or take part in any game so specified in such a manner as to exclude persons not playing or taking part in the game from the use of such space.
- A person shall not except with the consent of the Council erect any post, rail, fence, pole, tent, booth, stand, building or other structure on the ground.
- A person shall not on the ground intentionally obstruct, disturb, or annoy any other person in the proper use of the ground, or intentionally obstruct or disturb any officer of the Council in the proper execution of his duty, or any person or servant of any person employed by the Council in the proper execution of his duty.
- Every person who shall offend against any of the foregoing byelaws shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds.
- Every person who shall infringe any byelaw for the regulation of the ground may be removed therefrom by any officer of the Council, or by any constable, in any one of the several cases hereinafter specified: that is to say —
(i) Where the infraction of the byelaw is committed within the view of such officer or constable, and the name and residence of the person infringing the byelaw are unknown and cannot be readily ascertained by such officer or constable.
(ii) Where the infraction of the byelaw is committed within the view of such officer or constable and, from the nature of such infraction, or from any other fact of which such officer or constable may have knowledge or of which he may be credibly informed, there may be reasonable ground for belief that the continuance on the ground of the person infringing the byelaw may result in another infraction of a byelaw, or that the removal of such person from the ground is otherwise necessary as a security for the proper use of the ground.