CIVIC CENTRES (URBAN COUNCIL) BY-LAWS

CIVIC CENTRES (URBAN COUNCIL) BY-LAWS

CIVIC CENTRES (URBAN COUNCIL) BY-LAWS

ARRANGEMENT OF BY-LAWS
By-law Page

1. Citation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... G 2
2. Application ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...---... ... ... ... ... ... G 2
3. Interpretation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. G 2
4. Management ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...---... ... ... ... ... ... G 2
5. Entry to civic centres by public ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... G 2
6. Right of entry by manager or staff to civic centres when hired ... .. . .. ... G 2
7. Animals ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... G 2
8. Smoking or use of naked light ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... G 2
9. Consumption of food or drink ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... G 2
10. Erection of structures and trading ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... G 3
11. Power to direct persons in certain cases to leave a civic centre ... ... .. ... G 3
12. Obstruction of manager, staff or other persons ... ... ... ... ... . ... ... G 3
13. Application for exclusive use of civic centre, etc . ... ... ... ... .... .. G 4
14. Closure of civic centres ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... G 4
15. Offences and penalties ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... G 4
16. Name in which proceedings for offences may be brought ... ..... ... ... G 4





CIVIC CENTRES (URBAN COUNCIL) BY-LAWS

(Cap. 132, section 105O)

[21 March 1980.]

1. These by-laws may be cited as the Civic Centres (Urban
Council) By-laws.

2. These by-laws apply to the Urban Council area only.

3. In these by-laws, unless the context otherwise requires-

'Council' means the Urban Council;

'Director' means the Director of Urban Services;

'manager' means any person appointed by the Director to manage
or assist in the management of a civic centre;

'member of the staff' means any person appointed by the Director
to assist a manager.

4. Subject to the directions of the Council, a manager shall
administer a civic centre.

5. Except with the consent of a manager, no person, other
than a member of the staff, shall enter or remain in a civic centre or
any part thereof---

(a)the exclusive use of which has been granted under section
105Q of the Ordinance to any person, except in further-
ance of a purpose for which such grant is made; or

(b)during any period when the civic centre or any part thereof
is closed to the public.

6. A manager, or any member of the staff authorized by him
in that behalf, may at any time enter and inspect any part of a civic
centre the exclusive use of which is granted under section 105Q of the
Ordinance.

7. Except with the permission of a manager, no person shall
introduce any animal, bird or fish into a civic centre.

8. Except with the consent of a manager, no person shall
smoke or make use of any naked light in any part of a civic centre in
which smoking or the use of naked lights is prohibited.

9. Except with the consent of a manager, no person shall take
into a civic centre, or be in possession of within a civic centre, any
container of food or drink; or take or consume any food or drink
within a civic centre otherwise than in any part thereof set apart for
such purpose.





10.(1) No person shall, in a civic centre-

(a)erect any post, rail, fence, pole, tent, booth. stand, building
or other structure, or bring or allow to remain any materi-
als for such a building or structure, except with the written
permission of a manager and subject to such conditions as
he may impose; or

(b)sell, or offer or expose for sale, or let to hire, or offer or
expose for letting to hire, any refreshment, commodity or
article, unless, in pursuance of any agreement with the
Council, such person is authorized to sell or let to hire in
the civic centre such refreshment, commodity or article.

(2) Any post, rail, fence, pole, tent, booth, stand, building or
other structure or any building materials for such booth, stand,
building or other structure which is brought into or remains in a
civic centre without the permission in writing of a manager or
contrary to any conditions imposed by a manager, may be removed
by a manager and, if unclaimed after a period of 7 days, may be sold
and the owner thereof shall be liable for the costs of removal, storage
and sale which costs may be recovered from the owner by the
Council.

(3) When anything is sold by a manager under paragraph (2)
the proceeds of sale, after deduction therefrom of the costs of
removal, storage and sale, shall be payable to the owner and if no
claim therefor is made by the owner within 3 months after the date
of sale, the sale proceeds, after deduction therefrom of any such
costs, shall be forfeited to the Council.

11. (1) A manager, or any member of the staff authorized by
him in that behalf, may direct any person forthwith to leave a civic
centre or any part thereof---

(a)whom he has reason to believe has committed or is about
to commit any offence punishable under these by-laws;

(b)who, in his opinion, is indecently or insufficiently dressed;
or

(c)who refuses to obey any reasonable order given him in
furtherance of the proper management of a civic centre.

(2) Any person who fails to leave a civic centre when so
directed by a manager or such member of the staff pursuant to
paragraph (1) commits an offence and may, in addition to any
penalty to which he may become liable, forthwith be removed from a
civic centre or any part thereof at the discretion of a manager or such
member of the staff.

12. No person shall wilfully obstruct a manager or any mem-
ber of the staff in the lawful performance of his duty or wilfully
obstruct, disturb, interrupt or annoy any other person in the lawful
use of a civic centre or of any of the facilities provided therein.





13. An application for a grant of the exclusive use of a
civic centre or any part thereof shall be submitted to a manager
specifying-

(a)the period or periods and the purpose for which such use is
required; and

(b)whether admission by the public to the civic centre or part
thereof is to be with or without payment, and the particu-
lars of the charges if admission is to be with payment.

14. Notwithstanding the grant of the exclusive use of a civic
centre or any part thereof under section 105Q of the Ordinance, the
Council may direct that a civic centre or any part thereof shall be
closed for all or any purposes and such direction may be given at any
time and without notice.

15.Any person who-

(a)contravenes by-law 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 12 commits an offence
and is liable to a fine of $500 and to imprisonment for 1
month;

(b)commits an offence under by-law 11 is liable to a fine of
$500 and to imprisonment for 1 month.

16. Without prejudice to the provisions of any other enact-
ment relating to the prosecution of criminal offences and without
prejudice to the powers of the Attorney General in relation to the
prosecution of such offences, a prosecution for any offence under
these by-laws may be brought in the name of the Council.
L.N. 69/80. L.N. 294/81. L.N. 226/82. 10 of 1986. Citation. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Application. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Interpretation. Management. Entry to civic centres by public. Right of entry by manager or staff to civic centres when hired. Animals. Smoking or use of naked light. Consumption of food and drink. L.N. 294/81. Erection of structures and trading. L.N. 294/81. L.N. 294/81. L.N. 226/82. Power to direct persons in certain cases to leave a civic centres. Obstruction of manager, staff or other persons. Application for exclusive use of civic centers, etc. Closure of civic centres. Offences and penalties. Name in which proceedings for offences may be brought.

L.N. 69/80. L.N. 294/81. L.N. 226/82. 10 of 1986. Citation. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Application. 10 of 1986, s. 32(2). Interpretation. Management. Entry to civic centres by public. Right of entry by manager or staff to civic centres when hired. Animals. Smoking or use of naked light. Consumption of food and drink. L.N. 294/81. Erection of structures and trading. L.N. 294/81. L.N. 294/81. L.N. 226/82. Power to direct persons in certain cases to leave a civic centres. Obstruction of manager, staff or other persons. Application for exclusive use of civic centers, etc. Closure of civic centres. Offences and penalties. Name in which proceedings for offences may be brought.

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