2012 No. 1431
Criminal Law, England And Wales
Police, England And Wales

The Penalties for Disorderly Behaviour (Amount of Penalty) (Amendment) Order 2012

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(1) and (1A) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 20011:

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Penalties for Disorderly Behaviour (Amount of Penalty) (Amendment) Order 2012 and shall come into force on 30th June 2012.

Amount of penalty2.

In the Table in Part II of the Schedule to the Penalties for Disorderly Behaviour (Amount of Penalty) Order 20022, after the entry relating to section 12 of the Licensing Act 18723 insert—

“Section 2(1) of the Parks Regulation (Amendment) Act 1926 so far as it creates an offence against the Parks Regulation Act 1872 relating to the following provisions of the Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1639)—

Failing to comply with, or contravening, those Regulations by—

(a) regulation 3(3)

dropping or leaving litter or refuse except in a receptacle provided for the purpose

(b) regulation 3(4)

using a pedal cycle, a roller blade etc except on a Park road or in a designated area

(c) regulation 3(6)

failing to remove immediately any faeces deposited by an animal of which that person is in charge”

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Crispin Blunt
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Table in Part II of the Schedule to the Penalties for Disorderly Behaviour (Amount of Penalty) Order 2002/1837. It provides that offences of littering, dog fouling and cycling in the Royal Parks attract a penalty of £50 for persons aged 16 or over, or £30 for persons aged under 16.