The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 is an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament which makes provision for a wide range of civic government matters.[1][2]
An Act to make provision as regards Scotland for the licensing and regulation of certain activities; for the preservation of public order and safety and the prevention crime; for prohibiting the taking of and dealing with indecent photographs of children; as to certain powers of constables and others; as to lost and abandoned property and property in the possession of persons taken into police custody; as to the rights and duties of the owners and users of certain land, buildings and other structures; as to the making by local authorities of byelaws; and to enable them to make management rules applying to land or premises under their control; as to certain other functions of local authorities and their officers; as to the time when the Burgh Police (Scotland) Acts 1892 to 1911 and certain local statutory provisions cease to have effect; and for connected purposes.
Parts I and II of the Act deal with licensing by local authorities of a range of activities including taxis and private hire cars, second-hand dealers, metal dealers, boat hire, street traders, market operators, public entertainment, indoor sports entertainment and window cleaners.
Part IV sets out a range of public nuisance offences, including soliciting and importuning by prostitutes, urination or defecation in public places, dog fouling, dangerous animals, drunkenness, display, publication etc. of obscene material, obstruction by pedestrians, ticket touting, causing annoyance by playing of instruments, radios &c. Sections 52 and 52A create offences of possession, making and distribution etc. of indecent images of children.
civic, government, scotland, 1982, united, kingdom, parliament, which, makes, provision, wide, range, civic, government, matters, parliament, united, kingdomlong, titlean, make, provision, regards, scotland, licensing, regulation, certain, activities, preserva. The Civic Government Scotland Act 1982 is an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament which makes provision for a wide range of civic government matters 1 2 Civic Government Scotland Act 1982Parliament of the United KingdomLong titleAn Act to make provision as regards Scotland for the licensing and regulation of certain activities for the preservation of public order and safety and the prevention crime for prohibiting the taking of and dealing with indecent photographs of children as to certain powers of constables and others as to lost and abandoned property and property in the possession of persons taken into police custody as to the rights and duties of the owners and users of certain land buildings and other structures as to the making by local authorities of byelaws and to enable them to make management rules applying to land or premises under their control as to certain other functions of local authorities and their officers as to the time when the Burgh Police Scotland Acts 1892 to 1911 and certain local statutory provisions cease to have effect and for connected purposes Citation1982 c 45Territorial extent Scotland except s 16 DatesRoyal assent28 October 1982Commencement1 January 1985Status AmendedEffects of the Act editParts I and II of the Act deal with licensing by local authorities of a range of activities including taxis and private hire cars second hand dealers metal dealers boat hire street traders market operators public entertainment indoor sports entertainment and window cleaners Part III deals with the control of sex shops Part IV sets out a range of public nuisance offences including soliciting and importuning by prostitutes urination or defecation in public places dog fouling dangerous animals drunkenness display publication etc of obscene material obstruction by pedestrians ticket touting causing annoyance by playing of instruments radios amp c Sections 52 and 52A create offences of possession making and distribution etc of indecent images of children Part V deals with public processions Part VI VII and VIIA deal with lost or abandoned property and the property of people taken into police custody Part VIII deals with local authorities powers as regards buildings in need of maintenance and maintenance of common stairs References edit Civic Government Scotland Act of 1982 as enacted Civic Government Scotland Act of 1982 latestExternal links editCivic Government Scotland Act 1982 as currently in force on the UK Statute Law database nbsp nbsp This article related to law in Scotland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to government in Scotland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This legislation in the United Kingdom or its constituent jurisdictions article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Civic Government Scotland Act 1982 amp oldid 929812485, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
