Circumstance: under which persons may
be required to leave a museum.
Wilful damage in a museum.
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(4) Any article which is deposited in accordance with para- graph (1) and which is not claimed by the depositor thereof within one month after it was so deposited may be sold or other- wise 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
bas 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 museumTI;
(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 persons 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 five hundred dollars and to imprisonment for one 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 five hundred dollars and to imprisonment for one 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 causeum or any part of a museum or any its furniture or fittings.
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8. Any person who in a muscum 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 five hundred dollars and to imprisonment for one month.
9.
No person shall-
(4) 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;
(b) smoke in a museum, other than in any part thereof where it is indicated by notice that smoking is permitted;
(c) make use of any naked light in a museum;
(✔) unless authorized by the curator to do so
(i) enter any part of a museum which is closed to the public:
(ii) handle, disturb or otherwise interfere with any exhibit in a museum;
(iii) consume any form of food or drink in a museum, other than in any part thereof set aside for such a purpose:
(iv) bring, or cause to be brought. into a museum any vehicle or other form of conveyance;
(v) affix any poster, bill, placard or notice to or upon
a museum :
(vi) use in a museum any radio apparatus, record player, tape recorder. musical instrument or other apparatus which emits sounds;
(vii) use any Bash-light or other lighting apparatus within any part of a museum open to the public.
10. Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) of by-law 4. paragraph (1) of by-law 5 or any provision of by-law 9 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of one hundred dollars.
11. (1) Any person aggrieved by any decision, direction or requirement made or given in accordance with these by-laws by a member of the staff of a museum may appeal in writing there- from to the Urban Council.
Obstruction of stuff.
Prohibition of certain acts.
Offences and penalties.
Appeal to Urban Council.