Parks Regulation Act 1872

This Act may be cited for all purposes as “The Parks Regulation Act 1872.”

F2Park constable shall mean any person who, previously to the passing of this Act, has been or may hereafter be appointed F2park constable of a park as defined by this Act.

Every park constable shall on appointment be attested as a constable by making a declaration before a justice of the peace that he will duly execute the office of constable.

Any F5park constable in uniform, and any persons whom he may call to his assistance, may take into custody, without a warrant, any offender who in the park where such F5park constable has jurisdiction, and within the view of such F5park constable acts in contravention of any of the said regulations, provided that the name or residence of such offender is unknown to and cannot be ascertained by such F5park constable.

If any such offender, when required by any F5park constable or by any police constable to give his name and address, gives a false name or false address, he shall, on conviction by a court of summary jurisdiction, by liable to a penalty not exceeding F6level 1 on the standard scale.

Where any person is convicted of an assault on any F9park constable when in the execution of his duty, such person shall, on conviction by a court of summary jurisdiction, in the discretion of the court, be liable either to pay a penalty not exceeding F10F11£50F10level 2 on the standard scale, F12. . ., or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding six months . . . F13

Every F14park constable in addition to any powers and immunities specially conferred on him by this Act, shall, within the limits of the park of which he is F14park constable, have all such powers, privileges, and immunities, and be liable to all such duties and responsibilities, as any police constable has within the F15police area in which such park is situated; and any person so appointed a F14park constable as aforesaid shall obey such lawful commands as he may from time to time receive from F16the Secretary of State in respect of his conduct in the execution of his office.

Every police constable belonging to the police force F17for the police area in which any park, . . . F18 to which this act applies is situate shall have the powers, privileges, and immunities of a F19park constable within such park, . . . F18

Copies of regulations to be observed in pursuance of this Act by persons using a . . . F21 park to which this Act applies shall be put up in such park in such conspicuous manner as F22the Secretary of State may deem best calculated to give information to the persons using the park.

Nothing in this Act shall authorise any interference with any rights of way or any right whatever to which any person or persons may be by law entitled.

All powers conferred by this Act shall be deemed to be in addition to and not in derogation of any powers conferred by any other Act of Parliament, and any such powers may be exercised as if this Act had not been passed.

Nothing in this Act contained shall be deemed to prejudice or affect any prerogative or right of Her Majesty, or any power, right, or duty of F23the Secretary of State, or any powers or duties of any officers, clerks, or servants, appointed by Her Majesty or by F23the Secretary of State.

Nothing in this Act contained shall affect the Metropolitan Streets Act 1867, or the application thereof to any park to which it is by law applicable.