3. General Restrictions on Conduct in Public Amenities
3.3 Restricted conduct in public amenities
3.3.1
No person shall in a public amenity:- interfere with, interrupt or delay the carrying out of any activity, service or ceremony; or
- obstruct, hinder or interfere with any person acting in the execution of his duty in relation to any public amenity; or
- bring into or exhibit any article that is a nuisance or is offensive to any other person; or
- behave in a manner that creates a nuisance or is offensive or is likely to create a nuisance or offensive to any other person; or
- consume, inject or inhale any proscribed substances or offer or sell such substances to any perso; or
- be intoxicated and fail forthwith to leave any public amenity when directed to do so by an authorised officer; or
- use profane or obscene language or gestures within the hearing or sight of any person in that public amenity; or
- climb, or attempt to climb any wall, fence, barrier, railing or post; or
- wilfully give a false fire or ambulance alarm.
3.3.2
Except with the prior permission of the Council, no person shall in a public amenity:- camp in an area not set aside for that purpose. In this context, camping shall include the use of any vehicle for sleeping in, whether or not it is specially equipped for sleeping; or
- light a fire, except at fireplaces specially provided or in an appliance designed for outdoor cooking, and in accordance with any restriction imposed by Council on the lighting of fires; or
- open a drain or sewer on, or disturb or remove the surface of, any public amenity; or
- remove any sand, soil or other naturally occurring material found in a public place.
3.3.3
No person shall in a public amenity, throw or leave litter or any material or thing or substance which is likely to be hazardous or injurious to any person, or likely to be offensive or create a nuisance. Litter may be deposited in public litter receptacles where these are provided.
