Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011

149 Effect of Part on byelaws E+W

(1) In section 385 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (byelaws), after subsection (6) insert—

“(6A) Byelaws under this section may not be made as respects Parliament Square Garden for the purpose of prohibiting a particular activity so far as that activity is a prohibited activity for the purposes of Part 3 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (see section 143(2) of that Act).”.

(2) Any byelaw made under section 385 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 before the date on which section 143 above comes into force ceases to have effect on that date so far as the byelaw makes provision prohibiting, as respects the controlled area of Parliament Square, a particular activity that is a prohibited activity for the purposes of this Part.

(3) Nothing in this Part restricts the making of any byelaw under section 235(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 (power of councils to make byelaws) for the purpose of prohibiting, as respects the controlled area of Parliament Square [F1 or the Palace of Westminster controlled area], a particular activity except so far as the activity is a prohibited activity for the purposes of this Part.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 149(3) inserted (13.5.2014) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), ss. 153(9), 185(1) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2014/949, art. 3, Sch. para. 16

Commencement Information

I1 S. 149 in force at 19.12.2011 by S.I. 2011/2834, art. 2(i)