Parks Regulation (Amendment) Act 1974

1974 CHAPTER 29

An Act to amend further the Parks Regulation Act 1872.

[17th July 1974]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 (1) This Act may be cited as the Parks Regulation (Amendment) Act 1974.

(2) The [35 & 36 Vict. c. 15.] Parks Regulation Act 1872 and the [16 & 17 Geo. c. 36.] Parks Regulation (Amendment) Act 1926 and this Act may be cited together as the Parks Regulation Acts 1872 to 1974.

2 The Parks Regulation Act 1872 shall have effect subject to the amendments set out in the Schedule to this Act.

Section 2.

SCHEDULE Amendment of the [35 & 36 Vict. c. 15.] Parks Regulation Act 1872

1 In sections 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 for the words "park-keeper" or " keeper ", there shall be substituted the words " park constable " .

2 After section 3 there shall be inserted the following section:—

“3A Attestation of park constables.

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.”