Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (Public Recreation Grounds) Regulations, 1935

KINGSTON AND ST. ANDREW CORPORATION THE KINGSTON AND ST. ANDREW CORPORATION ACT REGULATIONS (under section 193) THE KINGSTON AND ST. ANDREW CORPORATION (PUBLIC RECREATION GROUNDS) REGULATIONS, 1935 (Made by the Corporation on the 9th day of September, 1935 and G.N. S69/3S approved by the Governor in Privy Council on the 4th day of November, 1935) 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (Public Recreation Grounds) Regulations, 1935. 2. In these Regulations, "public recreation ground" includes the following (a) the park at Bournemouth in the parish of Kingston butting north on a roadway, at present U111named, south on the sea or Kingston Harbour, east on Lot No. 162 in the Bourne mouth sub-division plan, belonging to Dr. E. Murray, west on Sea Breeze Avenue; (b) the park at Halfway Tree in the parish of St. Andrew butting north on private road (to Henriques' residence), south on the Hope Road, east on land in possession of Halfway Tree School and the Government Collector of Taxes office; west on the Constant Spring Road; (c) the park at Admiral Town in the parish of Kingston, butting north on parochial road known as Baker Street south on land in possession of Fitzgerald Hunt, east on main road known as Slipe Pen Road, west on Baker Street; (d) every other parcel of land which the Council of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation may by resolution from time to time declare to be a public recreation ground and also includes every part of the lands hereinbefore mentioned. The expression "unauthorized person" means any person other than the person for the time being duly authorized in writing by, or an officer of, or a person or servant of a person employed by, the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation in or about any work in con [The inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 4/ 1976) 85 THE KINGSTON AND ST. ANDREW CORPORATION (PUBLIC RECREATION GROUNDS) REGULATIONS, 1935 nection with the laying out, planting, improving, or maintaining of the public recreation grounds. 3. No unauthorized person shall do any of the following acts on any public recreation ground, that is to say (a) cut, pluck, injure or destroy any tree, bush or flower growing thereon; (b) dig, cut or remove any sod, turf, loam, sand, gravel or other substance thereon or therefrom; (c) light any fire or wilfully, carelessly or negligently do any act which may cause or be likely to cause damage by fire to anything growing or being thereon; (d) wilfully, carelessly or negligently deposit or leave thereon or on any part thereof any rubbish, bricks, manUlfe, timber or other substance or material whatsoever; (e) bleach or place out to dry any article or thing; (f) beat carpets; (g) catch or trap any bird or lay or place any trap for the taking of birds or take any bird's egg or nest or shoot or chase or disturb any bird or other animal; (h) cause or suffer any horse, pony, mule, ass, bull, ox, cow, calf, heifer, steer, sheep, lamb, goat, hog, dog or sow belonging to him or in his charge, to enter or go thereupon; (1) encamp thereon or erect or place thereon any booth, pen, fence, stand, screen, post, rail, fence, swing, chair or seat (other than a camp stool or other portable chair or seat) or other erection or obstruction of any kind whatsoever or make any enclosure on any part thereof; (J) carelessly, negligently or wilfully injure, deface or remove any seat, notice or notice board, post, chair, railing, fence, barrier or other thing which may be from time to time erected or placed thereon by or by the authority of the Corporation; (k) post or paint any bill, placard or notice thereon or on any fence, erection or tree thereon; (l) ·. paint, write, cut, carve, or in any manner inscribe letters, figlllfes, or marks upon or otherwise disfigure any rock or tree or any wall or fence or other structure or erection on the public recreation grol!llld; rrhe inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 4/ 1976] THE KINGSTON AND ST. ANDREW CORPORATION (PUBLIC RECREATION GROUNDS) REGULATIONS, 1935 (m) drive any vehicle save along any stoned, metalled, gravelled or otherwise defined road; (n) ride, drive or operate any horse, pony, donkey or other animal or vehicle on or over any part of any public recreation ground, provided nevertheless that riders may dismount and wheel their bicycles or tricycles along any pathway and provided further that this restriction shall not apply to in valid chairs or hand-propelled carriages for the use of maimed or lame persons. 4. No unauthorized person shall do any of the following acts in any public recreation ground that is to say ( a) brawl, fight, use indecent language or act in an indecent, dis orderly or offensive manner, distribute or exhibit any indecent or infamous book, picture or representation to the obstruction, annoyance or danger of persons resorting to the public re creation ground; (b) fire or discharge any firearm or throw or discharge any missile; (c) climb any tree thereon; (d) sell or let for hire any article or distribute any bill advertising matter or like thing or place any chair or seat for hire, without the consent in writing of the Corporation under the hand of some official; (e) solicit or gather money or other thing; (f) deliver or read any public speech, lecture, prayer, sermon or address of any kind or sing any sacred or secular song or enter into any public discussion or hold or cause or take part in any public assemblage; (g) play or make sounds on any mUJsical instrument; (h) throw or place in any pond or water on any public recreation ground or in the sea or harbour forming the boundary of any such public recreation ground, any earth, wood, glass, crockery, metal, paper or other rubbish or refuse or any deleterious, noxious, offensive or disfiguring sUJbstance or thing or do anything to destroy or injure any fish in any such pond or water; (I) bathe or wash or wash clothes or other articles in or fish in any pond or water on any plllblic recreation ground or rrhe inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 4/ 1976] 87 88 THE KINGSTON AND ST. ANDREW CORPORATION (PUBLIC RECREATION GROUNDS) REGULATIONS, 1935 in the sea or harbour ·· forming the boundary of any such public recreation ground; (j) wilfully interfere with or obstruct the authorized user of any public recreation ground or wilfully obstruct any officer of the Corporation in the execution of his duty or in the proper execution of any work in connection with the laying out, planning, improvement or maintenance of any public recreation ground; (k) do, aid in or abet any act or thing which may not in these Regulations be specifically mentioned and which may tend to the injury or disfigurement of any public recreation ground or to interfere with the use by the public for the purposes of exercise and recreation; (l) play any ball games or run, jump or fly kites; (m) fish off the beach or foreshore of any public recreation ground or use any portion of the beach or foreshore of any public recreation ground to park canoes and boats; (n) walk on any portion of a public recreation ground which by notice or otherwise is prohibited. 5. Every person who shall do any act in contravention of these Regulations, shall be liable on summary conviction before a Resident Magistrate or two Justices of the Peace to a penalty not exceeding ten dollars and in default of payment to imprisonment not exceeding one month. rrhe inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 4/ 1976]