Provision by district councils of facilities for recreational, social, physical and cultural activities10 F1

1

Each district council shall secure the provision for its area of adequate facilities for recreational, social, physical and cultural activities and for that purpose may, either alone or together with another district council or any other person—

a

establish, maintain and manage any such facilities;

b

organise any such activities;

c

assist, by financial contributions or otherwise, any person to establish, maintain and manage any such facilities or to organise any such activities;

d

provide, or assist by financial contribution or otherwise in the provision of, leaders for such activities; and

e

defray or contribute towards the expenses of any persons taking part in any such activities.

2

A district council shall, in carrying out its functions under paragraph (1), have regard to the facilities provided by other district councils or by other persons.

3

A district council may, with the approval of the Department and the Department of the Environment, provide a facility such as is referred to in paragraph (1) for the whole of Northern Ireland or for an area or areas outside its own area.

4

A district council may make bye-laws for all or any of the following purposes—

a

regulating the use and management of any lands or buildings provided by it for any of the purposes mentioned in paragraph (1);

b

regulating the days and times of, and charges for, admission to such lands and buildings;

c

the preservation of order and prevention of nuisance in such lands and buildings;

and, without prejudice to section 93 of the [1972 c. 9 (N.I.)] Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972, such bye-laws may authorise persons employed by the district council and members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary after due warning to remove or exclude from any place with respect to which any such bye-laws are for the time being in force a person who commits, or who is reasonably suspected of committing, in that place an offence against any such bye-law or against section 4 of the [1824 c. 83] Vagrancy Act 1824.

5

A district council may acquire land otherwise than by agreement for the purposes of this Article.