BYELAWS PREVENTING THE USE OF HARD GOLF BALLS IN PLEASURE GROUNDS PUBLIC WALKS AND OPEN SPACES

PLEASURE GROUNDS PUBLIC WALKS AND OPEN SPACES

Byelaws made by the Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council under Sections 12 and 15 of the Open Spaces Act 1906 with respect to pleasure grounds, public walks and open spaces.

INTERPRETATION

1. In these byelaws:-

 "the Council" means Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council.

 "The grounds" means each of the grounds listed in the Schedule to these byelaws.

GOLF

2. No person shall in the ground drive, chip or pitch a hard golf ball, except on land set aside by the Council for use as a golf course, golf driving range, golf practice area or putting course.

OBSTRUCTION

3. No person shall in the ground:

(a)  Intentionally obstruct any officer of the Council in the proper execution of his duties;

(b)  intentionally obstruct any person carrying out an act which is necessary to the proper execution of any contract with the Council; or

(c)  intentionally obstruct any other person in the proper use of the ground, or behave so as to give reasonable grounds for annoyance to other persons in the ground.

SAVINGS

4. (1) An act necessary to the proper execution of his duty in the ground by an officer of the Council, or any act which is necessary to the proper execution of any contract with the Council, shall not be an offence under these byelaws.

 (2) Nothing in or done under any of the provisions of these byelaws shall in any respect prejudice or injuriously affect any public right of way through the ground, or the rights of any person acting legally by virtue of some estate, right or interest in, over or affecting the ground or any part thereof.

REMOVAL OF OFFENDERS

5. Any person offending against any of these byelaws may be removed from the grounds by an Officer of the Council or Constable.

PENALTY

6.  Any person offending against any of these byelaws shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

Schedule

The grounds referred to in byelaw 1 are as follows:-