AW 2
CAP. 132]
Museums (Urban Council) By-laws
[Subsidiary]
Circumstances under which persons may be required to leave a museum.
Wilful damage in a museum.
Obstruction of staff.
Prohibition of certain acts.
[1986 Ed.
(4) Any article which is deposited in accordance with paragraph (1) and which is not claimed by the depositor thereof within one month after it was so deposited may be sold or otherwise disposed of in such manner as the curator thinks fit.
(5) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in any case where it appears to a member of the staff that the assistance of a walking stick or cane is required by any person suffering from a physical disability.
6. (1) A member of the staff may require any person to leave a museum, or any part thereof, where--
(a) he has reasonable grounds to believe that such person has committed an offence in the museum;
(b) such person appears to be under the influence of drink or drugs;
(c) such person is found sleeping or committing any nuisance in the museum;
(d) such person is using any part of a museum for a purpose for which it is not intended;
(e) such person is offensively unclean in person or in dress;
(f) such person is indecently clad;
(g) such person is found in any part of a museum not open to the public.
(2) Any person who refuses or fails to leave a museum, or any part thereof, when required to do so under paragraph (1) may, at the discretion of the curator, be removed from the museum.
(3) Any person who refuses or fails to leave a museum, or any part thereof, when required to do so under paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $500 and to imprisonment for 1 month.
7. (1) Any person who wilfully destroys or damages any exhibit in a museum, or any part of a museum or any of its furniture or fittings, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $500 and to imprisonment for 1 month.
(2) The curator may take all reasonable steps to prevent any person from doing any act which, in the curator's opinion, may cause the destruction of or damage to any exhibit in a museum or any part of a museum or any of its furniture or fittings.
8. Any person who in a museum wilfully obstructs any member of the staff in the performance of his duties shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $500 and to imprisonment for 1 month.
9. No person shall—
(a) bring any animal belonging to him or under his custody or control into a museum or permit any such animal to enter or remain in a museum;