Recreation Grounds and Pastures Regulations (Cap. 41:01)

MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS 12 [Subsldlary] Chap. 41:01 RULE LAWS OF TJUNlDAD AND TOBAGO www. legalaffairs.gov.tt Recreation Grounds and Pastures RECREATION GROUNDS RULES ARRANGEMENT OF RULES 1. Citation. 2. Use of recreation ground. 3. Control of recreation ground. 4 . Varying Schedules. 5. Offences. 6. Use of recreation ground as short cut. 't, 'tobago deemed to be a County. FIRST SCHEDULE. SECUND SCllliDULK UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 LAWS OF TJUNlDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www. legalaffairs.gov.tt Recreation Grounds and Pastures RECREATION GROUNDS RULES made under section 2 Chap. 41:01 13 [S uh eldl ary] * 13/1954 . 1. These Rules may be cited as the Recreation Grounds Rules. 2. (I) Each recreation ground specified in the First Schedule may, in the discretion and with the written permission of the Council of the appropriate County which, for the purposes of these Rules, includes Tobago specified in that Schedule, be used by schoo ls, clubs, societies, other organisations and members of the p uhlir- for pl :lyi ng cr-icket o r :m y othe r 1:l\v fI11 8:lm f':, o r for the holding of sports meetings , cycle races, rallies, parades , agricultural or hort icultural shows, or for any charitable or philanthropic or public purpose but not for political mee tings . (2) A community, village or district council of the ward, town or village and its env irons , specified in the First Schedule in parenthesis in relation to the said ground may be nominated by the Council of the appropriate County specified in that Schedule for the purpose of advising them on all matters affecting the public intere st in the use of the gro und. (3) The Council for the County in which any recreation gro und mentioned in the First Schedule is situated , may (a) charge a fee for the use of the recreation ground; (h ) allotthe recreation ground or any part thereof on any day or part thereof for the use of any particular person , school, club , society or other organisation; (c) close or authorise the closure of such recreation grounds or part thereof to the public on such days (not exceeding fifty-two days in any year nor seven consecutive days on anyone occasion nor two Sundays a month) and on such terms and conditions as the Council thinks fit, for use by " These Rules have been amended by the following: GNs 41/1954, 64/1955 , 97/1955 ,126/1960, 54/1964, 61/1966, 99/1970,18/1973 ,134/1973. UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 Cit ation. Use of recreation ground. [126/1960 l)l)/llJlUI . First Schedule. Firs t Schedule. First Schedule. LR D . l /2006 MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS 14 [Subsldlary] Chap. 41:01 LAWS OF TJUNlDAD AND TOBAGO www. legalaffairs.gov.tt Recreation Grounds and Pastures Recreu xton Grounds Rules Controt ot recreation ground. Second Schedule. Second Schedule. Varying Schedules. First Schedule. Second Schedule. Offences. any person, school, club, society or other organisation for any purpose author ised by subrule (I); (d) charge an admission fee to any recreation ground or part thereof closed to the public; and (e) permit any person, school, club, society or organisation to charge an admission fee to any recreation ground or part thereof closed to the public, if the proceeds or the admission fee are to be given to some charitable or sporting organisation approved by the Council. (4) Applications for permission to use a recreation ground shall be made in writing to the Council for the County in which the recreation ground is situated. (5) A Council desiring to close the recreation ground or part thereof otherwise than in accordance with subrule (3)(c) shall obtain prior approval from the Minister to whom responsibility for local government has been assigned. 3. (I) Each recreation ground for children specified in the Second Schedule shall be under the control of the Council of the County in which the recreation ground for children is situated. (2) No person shall play cricket, football, rounders, or other games dangerous to young children, in any recreation ground specified in the Second Schedule. 4. The Minister may by Notification vary the First or the Second Schedule by adding thereto any other recreation ground or removing therefrom any recreation ground included therein O!" added thereto. 5. Any person who, within the limits of the ground or of any children's recreation ground (a) affixes any notice or advertisement to any building, wall, fence, post or tree ; (h) sits upon or damages any fence, gate or turnstile; UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 LAWS OF TJUNlDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt Recreation Grounds and Pastures Recreauon Grounds Rules Chap. 41:01 15 [S uh eldl ary] (c) commits any nuisance by depositing any offensive matter or rubbish; (d) throws, deposits, or leaves any bottles or glass , broken or otherwise, any tins or other containers , or any earthenware or old iron; (e) wilfully damages any seat, walk, footpath, or specially prepared part thereof; (f) cuts, trims, uproots, damages, or destroys any tree, shrub or plant; (g) digs any earth , cuts any grass , or removes any turf , manure or grass, without the permission of the Council for the County in which the recreation ground is situated; (h) discharges any firearm, or throws, casts, sets fire to, or lets off any fireworks, without the authority of the Council for the Cou nty in wh ich the recreation ground is situated ; (i) wilfully neglects or refuses to obey the lawful orders of any person authorised by the Council for the County in which the recreation ground is situated or any member of the Police Service; (j) rides any animal, or leads any animal , except a dog, or drives or pushes any vehicle, except a perambulator or other hand-carriage for young children or such other vehicle as may be permitted by the Counci l for the Co unty in which the recreation ground is situated; (k) sets or lights any fire; (I) mo les ts or ob structs or annoys any person engaged in , or who has made preparatio n to engage in, or who is a spectator at, any permitted game, sport or pastime; (m) creates any obstruction on any walk or drive ; (11) uses obscene language, throws any stone or other missile, or otherwise conducts himself in a LRD. l /2006 UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS 16 [S ub sldl ary] Chap. 41:01 LAWS OF TJUNlDAD AND TOBAGO www. legalaffairs.gov.tt Recreation Grounds and Pastures Recreuxton Grounds Rules Use of recreation ground as short cut . Tobago deemed TO be a Cou nty. disorderly manner to the annoyance of the public or young children respectively; (0) tethers or allows to trespass any animal; (p ) wilfully interferes with or obstructs the authorised user thereof; (q) erects or places thereon any booth, tent, shed, stand, screen, post, rail, fence, swing chair or seat or other erection or obstruction of any kind whatsoever without the authority of the Council for the County in which the recreation ground is situated; (r) does, aids in, or abets any act or thing which may not in these Rules be specifically mentioned and which ma y tend to the inj ury, disfig urement thereof or to interference with the use thereof by the public or by young children respect ively for the purposes of exercise and recreation , is liable on summary conviction to a fine of two hundred dollars. 6. Any person who uses the recreation ground as a short cut for the passage of wheeled or bridle traffic is liable on summary conviction to a fine of two hundred dollars . 7. Tobago shall for all purposes of these Rules be deemed to be a County. UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 LAWS OF TJUNlDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www. legalaffairs.gov.tt Recreation Grounds and Pastures Recreauon Grounds Rules *FIRST SCHEDULE Chap. 41:01 17 [Suheldlary] Rules 2.4. The names of Recreation Grounds are listed respectively, under their appropriate Counties. St. George New Barataria Recreati on 51. George Grou nd (formerly the 51. George's College Recreation Ground) (all that parcel of land comprisin g 4.999 acres situ ated at Lower Sixth Avenue, Barataria and known m; the St (J-p.nrgp.'s College Recreation Ground), (Snn Jua n, Ward of 51. Ann 's ) Morvant Recreation Ground, (Morvant, Ward of 51.Ann's) Carenage Recreation Grou nd, (Care nage, Ward of Diego Martin ) Diego lVIartin Recreation Ground, (Diego Martin, Ward of Diego lVIartin) D'Abadie Recreatio n Grou nd, (D' Abadie, Ward ofArima) EI Dorado Recreation Ground, (Tunapuna, Ward of Tacarigua) Hen ry St reet Recreat ion Ground , (A rnuca , Ward ofTacarigua) Maracas Recreation Ground, (Maracas, Ward of Tacarigua) Spring Village Recreation Ground, (Curepe, Ward of Tacarigua) 51. Joseph Recreation Ground, (St. Joseph, Ward of Tacarigua) '1'unapuna Recreation Ground, (lunapuna, Ward ot 'Iacurigua ) Brazil Recreation Ground, (Brazil , Ward of San Rafael) St. David- St. Andrew Toco Recreat ion Ground, (Ward of Toco) Salybia Recreation Ground, (Ward of Matura) Valencia Recreation Ground, (Ward of Valencia) Cumana Recreation Ground, (Ward of Toco) Plum Mitan Recreation Ground, (Ward ofTurure) Fishing Pond Recreation Grou nd, (Ward of Man zanill a) Sangre Grande, (Maday Oval) Recreation Ground, (Town of Sangre Grande , Ward of Man zanill a) Sangre Grande (Ojoe Road) Recreation Ground, (Ward of Manzanilla) Man zanilla Recreation Grou nd, (Ward of Man zanill a) Nari va- Mayaro Rio Claro Recreation Ground, (Rio Claro, Ward of Cocal) Hems Settl emen t Recreat io n Ground, (R io Claro-Mayuro Road , Ward of Cocal) Cushe Recreation Ground, (Cus he, Ward of Charuma) "Thls Schedule has been amended by the followin g: GNs 41/1954, 64/1955 , 97/1955 , 54/1964, 61/1966 and 18/1973. LRD.l/2006 UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS 18 [S ub sldl ary] Chap. 41:01 LAWS OF TJUNlDAD AND TOBAGO www. legalaffairs.gov.tt Recreation Grounds and Pastures Recreuxton Grounds Rules Caroni Couva Recreation Grou nd, (Town of Couva, Couv a Ward) Chaguanas Recreation Ground, (Endeavour Village, Ward of Chaguanas) Dr. Lange Memorial Park Recreatio n Ground, (Montros e Village, Ward of Chaguanas) Todd ' ~ R oad R ecreation Ground , (Todd ':-; R oad, WiJrd o f Chaguanas) Madrass Settlement Recreation Ground, (Madrass Sett lement, Ward of Cunupia) Tabaquite Rec reation Ground, (Villag e of Tabaquite, Ward of Montserrat) Flanagin Town Recreation Ground , (Village of Flanagin Town, Ward of Montserrat ) Preysal Recreation Ground, (Ward of Montserrat) Victoria Knollys Recreation Ground, (Princes Town, Ward of Savana Grande) Kumar Village Recreation Ground, (Williamsville,Ward of Savana Grande) Tableland Recreation Ground, (Tableland, Ward of Ortoire) Naggie Road Recreation Ground, (Hindustan, Ward of Ortoire) St. Mary 's Village Recreation Ground, (Moruga Road, Ward of Ortoire) Cumuto Village Recreation Ground, (Curnuto, Ward of Savana Grande) St. Patrick Gopee Trace Recreation Ground, (Abdool Village, Penal, Ward of Siparia) Cl urk -Rochurd Recreation Ground, (Rochnrd Roud, Wurd of Sipuriu) Irwin Park Rec reation Ground, (Siparia Village , Ward of Siparia) Eri n Recreation Grou nd, (Eri n Village, Ward of Erin) Guapo Recreation Ground, (Gon zales Village, Ward of La Brea) Iro is Forest Recreation Grou nd, (Iroi s Forest Village , Ward of Cedros) Icacos Recreation Ground, (Icacos Village, Ward of Cedros) Tobaoa Shaw Park Recreation Ground, (Government Farm) Plymouth Recreation Ground, (Plymouth) Lucy Vale Recreation Ground, (Lucy Vale near Speyside) Charloue vIlle Recreation Gro und, (Charlouev Ille) St. Andrew Matura Recreation Ground (8 mile) , (Matura) Coryal Recreation Ground, (Tamana) St. Andrew-St. David Montevideo Recreation Ground, (Ward of Toc o) Four Roads-Tamana Recreation Ground, (Ward of Tamana) UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 LAWS OF TJUNlDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www. legalaffairs.gov.tt Recreation Grounds and Pastures Recreauon Grounds Rules Chap. 41:01 19 [Suheldlary] Caroni Las Lo mas No .1 Recreati on Ground. (Ward of Cu nup ia) Macaulay Park Recreation Ground, (California, Ward of Couva) St. Patrick Point Fortin C o ro nat io n Park, (Lit Brea) Tobago Louis d 'Or Recreation Ground, (Louis d'Or, Parish of 51. Paul) St. George Sir Solomon Hochoy Recreation Ground, (Blanchisseuse, Ward of Blanchisseuse) Bourg Mulutrenne Recreation Ground, (Bourg Mulutreuue , Ward of St . Ann's) Boundary Road, E1 Socorro Recreation Ground, (E1 Socorro, Ward of St. Ann's ) Kelly Village Recreation Ground, (Kelly Village, Caroni, Ward of Tacarigua) Mt. Pleasant Recreation Ground, (Mt. Pleasant, Arima, Ward of Arima) Malabar R ecr eation Ground , (MHI HhHr, Ward of Arima) Maturita Recreation Ground, (Maturita, Ward of Arima) Talparo Recreation Grou nd, (Talparo, Ward of San Rafael) Fillette Recreation Ground, (Fillette, Ward of Blanchisseuse) Constant me Park Recreat ion Grou nd, (Tunapu na, Ward of Tucar igua) Success Village Recreation Ground, (Success Village, Ward of S1.Ann's) Cantaro Recreation Grou nd, (Santa Cruz, Ward of St . Ann's) St. Andrew Vega de Oropouche Recreation Ground, (Vega de Oropouche. Ward of Manzanill a) Mutura (8 mile) Recreation Ground, (Lower Muturu, Ward of Mutura) Matura (10'/, mile) Recreation Ground, (Matura Village , Ward of Maturu) Rampanalgns Recreation Ground, (Rampanalgas Village, Ward of Matura) Coryal Recreation Ground, (Coryal Village , Ward of Tamana) Carmichael Recreation Ground, (Carmichael Village, Ward of Tamana) Lower Cumuto Recreat ion Grou nd, (Lower Curnuto, Ward of Tarnana) Upper Cumuto Recreation Ground, (Upper Cumuto, Ward of Tamana) Guaico Tumana Recreation Ground, (G uai co Tamana, Ward of Tamana) Coal mine Recreation Ground, (Coalmine, Ward of Turure) San Lou is Recreat ion Ground, (Cunapo, Ward of Turure) Upper Cunapo Recreation Ground, (Upper Cunapo. Ward of Turure) North M an zani lla Recreatio n Ground , (N orth M anzan il lu, Ward of Manzanilla) LRD.l/2006 UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS 20 [Subsldlary] Chap. 41:01 LAWS OF TJUNlDAD AND TOBAGO www. legalaffairs.gov.tt Recreation Grounds and Pastures Recreuxton Grounds Rules James Smart Recreation Ground, (James Smart Village, Ward of Turure) San gr e C hiq u ito R ecr eation G round , (San gre Ch iquito. Ward of Manzanilla) Cumaca Recreation Ground, (Cumaca, Ward of Valencia) St. Da vid Matelot Recreation Ground, (Matelot, Ward of Tocol Caroni Chickland Recreation Grou nd, (Chickland, Ward of Montserrat) Munroe Road Recreation Ground, (Munroe Road, Ward of Chaguanas) Cunupia Recreation Grou nd, (Chin Chin Junct ion, Cunupia, Ward of Cl1aguanas) Caparo Recreat ion Grou nd, (Caparo, Ward ofChaguanas) Las Lomas No.2 Recreation Ground , (Las Lomas No.2, Wardof Cunupia) Agostini Settlement Recreation Ground. (Ward of Chaguanas) S1. Mary's Recreation Ground , (Ward of Chaguanas) Coronation Recreation Ground, (Ward of Cunupia) San Francisco Recreation Ground , (Ward of Montserrat) Victoria Kunjal Recreation Ground, (Kunjal Road, Ward of Savana Grande) Gangaram Recreation Ground . (Gangaram Road . Ward of Ortoire) Johnson Recreat ion Ground, (Torrib-Tabaquite Road, Ward of Ortoire) 6th Company Recreation Ground , (6th Company, Ward of Ortoire) Mohess Road Recreation Ground, (Mohess Road, Ward of Naparima) Marabella Recreation Ground, (Marabe lla, Ward ofNaparirna) Union Recreation Ground, (Union Road, Ward of Pointe-a-Pierre) Plaisance Recreation Ground , (Plaisance Village,Ward of Pointe-a-Pierre) Independence Park Recreation Ground. (Grand Chemin. Ward ofMoruga) La Lune Recreation Ground, (La Lune, Ward of Moruga) St. Patrick Penal Rock Road Recreation Ground, (Penal Rock Road 41 /4--41/~ m.p., Ward of Siparia) Fyzabad Recreation Ground, (Delhi Road, Ityzabad. Ward of Siparia) Penal Recreation Ground. (Penal. Ward of Sipariu) Mendez Trace Recreation Ground, (Coors, Ward of Siparia) Palo Seco Recreation Ground , (Palo Seco Settlement, Ward of Erin) Buenos Ayres Recreation Ground , (Erin , Ward of Erin) Point Ligoure Recreation Ground, (Point Ligoure . Point Fort in, Ward of La Brea) UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 LAWS OF TJUNlDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www. legalaffairs.gov.tt Recreation Grounds and Pastures Recreauon Grounds Rules Chap. 41:01 21 [Suheldlary] Beaulieu Recreation Ground, (Cedros Village, Ward of Cedros) Teschi er Recreati on Grou nd. (Teschi er Village. Poi nt Fortin. Ward of La Brea) Nariva Dmlt: :,> Kill Dt:t:r Recreation Ground, (Kill Dt:t:r Vilhtgt: , C ltiHUU IU Wmu) San Pedro Recreation Ground, (San Pedro, Charuma Ward) Libertville Rec reation Ground, (Lib ertville, Charuma Ward) Shell Park Recreation Ground, (Rio Claro, Charuma Ward) Ecclesv ille Recreation Grou nd, (Ecclesv ille, Cocal Ward) Union Recreation Ground, (Union, Cocal Ward) Biche Charu ma Recreation Ground, (Charu ma Village, Coc al Ward) Mayaro La Savanne Recreation Ground, (New Lands, Guayaguayare Ward) Guayaguay are'Recreation Ground,(Guayaguayare,Ward of Guayaguayare) St. George Knowle s Street Recreation Ground, (St. Augu stine, Ward of Tacarigua) Bamboo Grove No.1 Recreation Ground, (St . Joseph, Ward of Tacarigua) Bamboo Grove No. 2 Recre ation Ground, (St. Joseph, Ward of Tacarigua) St . Lucien Recreation Ground, (Diego Martin , Ward of Diego Martin) Maraval Recreation Ground, (Maraval, Ward of Diego Martin) Four ROHds R ec reation Gro un d, (D iego Martin , Ward of Diego M artin) Sosconusco Recreation Ground, (Santa Cruz, Ward of St. Ann's) Five Rivers Rec reation Ground, (Five Rivers, Ward of Tacari gua) La Reconnaisance (Lopinot) Recreation Ground, (Lopin ot, Ward of Tacarigua) St. Andrew Paharry Village Recreation Ground. (Paharry, Ward of Manzanilla) Damarie Hill Recreation Grou nd, (Guaico, Ward of Turure ) St. David Allandale Recreation Ground, (Cumana, Ward orToco) Grande Riviere Recreation Grou nd, (Grande Riviere, Ward of Toco) L'Anse Noire Recreation Ground, (L'Anse Noire, Ward of Toco) Caroni Charliev ille Recreat ion Ground, (Charlieville, Ward of Chagua nas) Enterprise Recreation Ground, (Enterprise, Ward of Chaguanas) Frederick Settlement R ec reati on Ground , (Frederick Settlement, W ard of Cunupia) LRD.l/2006 UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS 22 [Subsldlary] Chap. 41:01 LAWS OF TJUNlDAD AND TOBAGO www. legalaffairs.gov.tt Recreation Grounds and Pastures Recreuxton Grounds Rules Las Lomas No.1 Recreation Ground, (Las Lomas No.1, Ward of Cunupia) Macaulay Park Recreation Ground . (Cali forni a. Ward of Couva) San Pablo Recreation Ground, (Off Todd Station Road, Ward of Chaguanas) Sir Hubert Rance Park Recreation Ground, (Marc Street, Ward of Chaguanas) Victoria New Grunt Recreati on Groun d , (Nariva-Ma.yaro Road , Ward of Savana Gra nde) Garth Road Recreation Ground, (Pr inces Town, Ward of Savana Grande) Chapman Park Recreation Ground. (Hermitage Village , Ward of Naparima) Gran Chem in Re creation Ground, (Off Moruga Road, Ward of Moruga) Basseterre Recreation Ground, (Basseterre Village, Ward of Moruga) Penal Rock Road Recreation Ground, (0 ff Herrera Trace, Ward ofMoruga) Lumsden Recreation Ground, (Gasparillo, Ward of Pointe-a-Pierre) Macaulay Re creation Ground, (Macaulay, Ward of Pointe-a-Pierre) St. Pao iLk Coronation Park Recreation Ground, (Point Fortin , Ward of La Brea) Gra nville Recreation Ground, (Granville Village, Ward of Cedros) Point d'Or Recreation Ground. (Point d'Or Road. Ward of La Breat Rochar d-D ouglas Recreation Ground, (Rochard-Douglas R oad , Ward of Siparia) Rousillac Recreation Ground, (Grants Trace, Rousillac Village, Ward of La Brea) San Francique Recreation Ground, (San Francique Road, Ward of Siparia) Scott Road Recreation Ground, (Scott Road, Ward of Siparia) Nariva Biche-Ortoire Recreation Ground, (Biche, Ward of Cocal) Brothers Road Recreat ion Ground, (Brothers Rmut Village, Wa rd of Charuma) Mayaro County Ground Recreation Ground, (Plaisance Vill age , Ward of Guayaguayare) Mafeking Recreation Ground, (Mafeking, Ward of Cocal) Or t oi r e-Muy iH 0 Re ct e ati o u Or OU IIU , (Or toi r e Vi II i.tg e , WiH U of Guayaguayare) UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 LAWS OF TJUNlDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www. legalaffairs.gov.tt Recreation Grounds and Pastures Recreauon Grounds Rules Tobago Bon Accord Recreation Ground , (Bon Accord) Carnbee-Mt. Pleasant Recreation Ground, (Mt. Pleasant) Ma son Hall Recreation Ground, (Mason Hall) Mt. 51. George Recreation Ground, (Mt. St. George) Chap. 41:01 23 [S uh eldl ary] SECOND SCHEDULE St. George Auzonville Recreation Ground for Children, (Tuuapuna. Ward ofTacarigua) Morton Street Recreation Ground, (Tunapuna, Ward of Tacarigua) Par k L a ne Recreation G ru uud r U t Chi hh en, (S t. Joseph, Waul u fTuc euiguu) St. Patrick La Brea Recreation Ground for Childre n, (La Brea) Mayaro Pierreville Recreation Grou nd, (Mayaro . in the Ward of Guayaguayare) St. Andrew Monte Cristo Recreation Ground, (Sangre Grande, Ward of Turure) Tobago A. P.T. James Park Recreation Ground, (Scarborough) Scenic Park Recreation Ground, (Scarborough) UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 Rules 3(2), 4. 154/1964 181197J 134/19731 . LRD.l/2006