172.
[Originally
No. 2 of 1870. PUBLIC PLACES REGULATION.
No. 8 of 1870.
No. 16 of 1923.
Law Rev.
Ord., 1924.]
*
Short title:
*
Regulations relating to
No. 2 of 1870.
An Ordinance 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. This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Places Regulation Ordinance, 1870.
2. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make public places, regulations for the maintenance of good order, and the preservation of property in any public place.
3. Without prejudice to the generality of section 2, it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to declare any building or area to be a public place for the purposes of this Ordinance, and to define the boundaries of any such building or area.
Exhibition of regulations. 4. A copy of all regulations relating to any public place shall be exhibited at the entrance thereof or in some conspicuous place within the same.
5.-(1) It shall be lawful for any constable, and also for any custodian, watchman, keeper, or other person employed by the Government in any public place to arrest any person who commits a breach of any regulation relating to such public place, and to take such person before a magistrate to be dealt with according to law, or else to eject 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 upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three 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 in any
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923.
As amended by No. 16 of 1923.
172.
[Originally
No. 2 of 1870. PUBLIC PLACES REGULATION.
No. 8 of 1870.
No. 16 of 1923.
Law Rev.
Ord., 1924.]
*
Short title:
*
Regulations
relating to
No. 2 of 1870.
An Ordinance 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. This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Places Regulation Ordinance, 1870.
2. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make public places, regulations for the maintenance of good order, and the
preservation of property in any public place.
Governor in
declare any
3. Without prejudice to the generality of section 2, it Council may shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to declare any building or area to be a public place for the purposes of this public place. Ordinance, and to define the boundaries of any such building
building or area to be a
or area.
Exhibition of 4. A copy of all regulations relating to any public regulations. place shall be exhibited at the entrance thereof or in some
conspicuous place within the same.
Removal of person found committing breach of regulations
after warn-
ing.
t
Refusal of person committing breach of
5.-(1) It shall be lawful for any constable, and also for any custodian, watchman, keeper, or other person employed by the Government in any public place to arrest any person who commits a breach of any regulation relating to such public place, and to take such person before a magistrate to be dealt with according to law, or else to eject 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 upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three 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 in any
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923.
As amended by No. 16 of 1923.
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