Crime, antisocial behaviour and nuisance City Centre Public Space Protection Order

Area 1 (as defined in Schedule 1)

Article 1: Consumption of alcohol

No person shall consume alcohol in a public place in the Restricted Area (save for those places identified in section 62 of the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014)

Article 2: Discarding a hypodermic needle or syringe

No person shall discard, other than in an appropriate sharps container, a hypodermic needle or syringe in a public place in the Restricted Area

Article 3: Urination or defecation

No person shall urinate or defecate in a public place in the Restricted Area. This prohibition does not apply to urinating or defecating in a legitimate toilet facility

Article 4: Health and/or safety risks - obstruction

A person in a public place in the Restricted Area who causes a health and/or safety risk by

  • obstructing the entrance to or exit from any building, or
  • obstructing the free passage of pedestrians on or in a stairwell, or
  • causing an obstruction which prevents or hinders street cleansing activity, or
  • causing an obstruction which prevents or hinders the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles

shall, upon valid request of a Constable or an Authorised Person, move from that location within a reasonable time as specified in writing by that Authorised Person.

A requirement under this Article is not valid if the Authorised Person is asked by the person subject to the requirement to show evidence of their authorisation and they fail to do so.

Article 5: Health and/or safety risks - tents and structures

A person who has erected or is occupying a tent or other temporary structure in a public place in the Restricted Area in a manner that,

  • attracts or is likely to attract vermin, or
  • creates or is likely to create a health and/or safety risk for any other person

shall, upon valid request of a Constable or an Authorised Person, move from that location within a reasonable time as specified in writing by that Authorised Person.

A requirement under this Article is not valid if the Authorised Person is asked by the person subject to the requirement to show evidence of their authorisation and they fail to do so.

Article 6: Consuming Nitrous Oxide

No person shall consume nitrous oxide, within the Restricted Area in a manner that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm, distress, nuisance or annoyance to another person.

A person does not breach this provision if they are carrying on any activities listed in section 11(3) of the Psychoactive Substances Act if, in the circumstances in which the activity is carried on is an exempted activity listed in schedule 2 of that Act.

For the purposes of this prohibition a person consumes a substance if the person causes or allows the substance, or fumes given off by the substance, to enter the person’s body in any way.

Article 7: Discarding a Nitrous Oxide canister

No person shall discard a canister used to consume nitrous oxide in a public place in the restricted area other than in a bin.

For the purposes of this prohibition a person consumes a substance if the person causes or allows the substance, or fumes given off by the substance, to enter the person’s body in any way.

Article 8: Provision of information upon request

A person who an Authorised Person reasonably suspects of breaching any of the prohibitions or requirements in this Order shall, upon request of that Authorised Person, provide their name, address and date of birth to that Authorised Person.

A requirement under this Article is not valid if the Authorised Person is asked by the person subject to the requirement to show evidence of their authorisation and they fail to do so.

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