Byelaws - South African War Memorial, Haymarket - Prohibition of Skateboarding etc

Byelaws made under section 235 of the Local Government Act 1972 by the Council of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne for the good rule and government of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne and for the prevention and suppression of nuisances.

Interpretation

1. In these byelaws:

"the Council" means the Council of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Extent

2. These byelaws apply to the specified parts of the Haymarket, Newcastle upon Tyne designated in the Schedule to the byelaws and hereinafter referred to as the "designated areas".

Skateboarding

3. No person shall skate, slide or ride on rollers, skateboards, wheels, mechanical contrivances or other equipment in a designated area.

Schedule

4. The "designated areas" referred to in byelaw 3 and delineated by black hatching on the plan attached to these byelaws are as follows:

part of the land comprising the area to the north and west of the Haymarket Metro, Haymarket, Newcastle upon Tyne including the War Memorial and the fountains and bounded by Northumberland Street, St Mary's Place, Percy Street and the Haymarket.

Penalty

5. Any person offending against byelaw 3 shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

The Common Seal of the Council of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne was hereunto affixed this 21st day of October 2002 in the presence of:

J. Marshall, Lord Mayor

V. A. Dodds, Head of Legal Services

The foregoing byelaws are hereby confirmed by the Secretary of State and shall come into operation on the 24th day of January 2003

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

P. Roswell
Senior Civil Servant
in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
London
SW1E 5DU

19 December 2002

Plan of the South African War Memorial Area