PUBLIC PLACES REGULATION ORDINANCE, 1870

PUBLIC PLACES REGULATION ORDINANCE, 1870

No. 2 of 1870.

For enabling the Governor-in-Council to make regulations for the
maintenance of good order and the protection of property
in Public Buildings, Gardens and other places.
[Preamble rep. No. 62 of 1911.] [19th Aug. 1870.]

1. The Public Places Regulation Ordinance, 1870.

2.Every person who unlawfully and maliciously or wantonly
commits any damage,injury or spoil to or upon any real or
personal property belonging to the Crown,to an amount not exceeding
25 dollars,and for which no punishment is now provided by law,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,and shall,on summary conviction
thereof, be liable to a fine not exceedincr 50 dollars, and to imprisonment,
not exceeding one month, and shall moreover pay such sum of
money not exceeding 25 dollars, by way of compensation for the
damage done, as the Magistrate may direct.






3. It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council to make regula-

tions for the maintenance of good order and the preservation of pro-
perty in any public buildings, gardens, or other places open to the
public, and for the better enjoyment thereof by persons frequenting
the same.

4. A copy of all regulations relating to any public building, garden,
or other place shall be exhibited at the entrance thereof or in some
conspicuous place within the same.

5.-(1) lt shall be lawful for any constable, and also for any
custodian, watchman,keeper,or other person employed by the
Government in any such public building, garden, or other place as
aforesaid,to there and then, and without any warrant, summons,
or other legal process, stop, seize, apprehend, and detain any person
who is committing a breach of any of the said regulations, and to
take such person before a Magistrate to be dealt with according to
law, or else to elect and remove therefrom any person who is found
committing therein a breach of any of the said regulations or any
offence punishable by law, after having been previously warned to
desist.
(2) Every person who uses abusive language to, or assaults,or
uses any violence towards, any such constable or other person while
in the execution of his duty or of the powers vested in him under
this Ordinance, shall, on summary conviction thereof, be liable to
a fine not exceeding 100 dollars, and to imprisonment not exceeding
3 months.

6.-(1) Every person who is charged by any such constable,
custodian, watchman,keeper, or other person as aforesaid with
committing or with having committed within any such public

building,garden,or other place as aforesaid a breach of any of the

said regulations or any pffence punishable by law,and who refuses
to give his name and address if called upon to do so,shall,on
summary conviction thereof, be liable to a fine not exceeding 10

dollars, in addition to any punishment to which he may be liable
for the offence with which he is charged atid whether he is found
guillty of such offence or not.
(2) If any such person refuses to give his name, it shall be lawful
to proceed against him summarily by a description of his person


and the offence only, without adding any name or designation, but

in such case the Magistrate shall mention in the deposition that
the defendant refused to give his name.

7.Every person who commits a breach of any of the said regu-

lations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,and shall, on summary
conviction thereof, be liable to a fine not exceeding 10 dollars for a
first offence, and for every subsequent offence to a fine not exceed-
ing 25 dollars, and to imprisonment not exceeding one month.

8. Nothing in the last section shall affect any other remedy or
punishment which may be provided by for any act done in
breach of any regulation made in pursuance of this Ordinance.

9. It shall be lawful for the Governor to authorise the temporary
closing or enclosure of the whole or any portion of any public build-
ing, garden, or other public, place (including any Recreation
Ground as defined by any Recreation Ground Ordinance) for any
period not exceeding 7 consecutive days for the purposes of exhibi-
tions, lectures, concerts,athletic contests,amateur performances,
bazaars or sales of work, or for any other purposes of a scientific,
educational, charitable, or society nature, and to authorise any society,
club, commmittee,corporation,or person to grant admission to the
building, garden, or place. or portion tbereof so closed or enclosed,
by ticket or otherwise on payment of such sum of money as the
Governor may approve or without payment,and any monies received
for such admission may be applied for such purposes as the Governor
may approve.

Short title.
Committing malicious or wanton damage to Crown property, not exceeding $25 in amount. Regulations relating to public places. Exhibition of regulations. Removal of person found committing breach of regulations after warning. Refusal of person committing breach of regulations to give name and address. Penalty for breach of regulations. Saving of other remedies and punishments. Use of public places for exhibitions, concerts, bazaars, etc., moneys being charged for admission. [cf. NO. 4 of 1898 and No. 35 of 1909.]

Short title.
Committing malicious or wanton damage to Crown property, not exceeding $25 in amount. Regulations relating to public places. Exhibition of regulations. Removal of person found committing breach of regulations after warning. Refusal of person committing breach of regulations to give name and address. Penalty for breach of regulations. Saving of other remedies and punishments. Use of public places for exhibitions, concerts, bazaars, etc., moneys being charged for admission. [cf. NO. 4 of 1898 and No. 35 of 1909.]

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