The London Cable Car Order 2012

PART 2 CONDUCT AND BEHAVIOUR

Queuing or waiting

3.—(1) The operator or an authorised person may require any person to queue or wait in order to regulate order or safety on or near the cable car system.

(2) Any person directed by a notice to queue or wait or asked to queue or wait by an authorised person must join the rear of the queue or wait where told and obey the reasonable instructions of any authorised person regulating the queue.

Dangerous items

4.—(1) A person must not bring, attempt to bring or allow to remain on the cable car system any dangerous item except with written permission from the operator or an authorised person.

(2) A dangerous item is an item which, in the reasonable opinion of the operator or an authorised person, may, or may be used to, threaten or annoy any person or soil or damage any property. For the avoidance of doubt, a dangerous item may include, but is not limited to—

(a) a loaded weapon of any kind;

(b) any flammable, explosive or corrosive substance; and

(c) any other item which in the reasonable opinion of the operator or an authorised person is or may become dangerous.

(3) If any person in charge of an item in breach of byelaw 4(1) is asked by an authorised person to remove it and fails to do so at the next available opportunity it may be removed by or under the direction of an authorised person.

Smoking

5.  A person must not smoke or carry a lighted cigar, cigarette, lighter, match, pipe or other lighted item on any part of the cable car system.

Alcohol and controlled drugs

6.—(1) A person who is unfit as a result of being drunk or under the influence of controlled drugs must not enter, attempt to enter or remain on the cable car system.

(2) A person must not—

(a) enter, attempt to enter or remain on the cable car system while in possession of an open container of alcohol; or

(b) consume alcohol on the cable car system,

unless permitted to do so in a particular area by written permission from the operator or an authorised person.

(3) Without prejudice to byelaw 6(2), where notices have been displayed at the stations specifying the dates and times during which alcohol is not permitted on the cable car system, a person must not enter or attempt to enter the cable car system in possession of alcohol.

(4) Where an authorised person reasonably believes that any person is unfit to enter or remain on the cable car system as a result of being drunk or under the influence of controlled drugs, or is in possession of alcohol in contravention of any provision of this byelaw, the authorised person may—

(a) require that person to leave the cable car system at the next available opportunity;

(b) prevent that person from entering or remaining on the cable car system until the authorised person is satisfied that the person is no longer in an unfit condition or in possession of alcohol in contravention of this byelaw; and

(c) remove any alcohol or controlled drugs.

Unfit condition

7.  A person must not enter or remain on the cable car system if, in the reasonable opinion of an authorised person—

(a) the person is in an unfit or improper condition; or

(b) the person’s clothing may soil or damage any part of the cable car system or the property or clothing of any other person on the cable car system.

Unacceptable behaviour

8.  When on or using the cable car system, a person must not—

(a) use any threatening, abusive, obscene or offensive language;

(b) behave in a disorderly, indecent or offensive manner;

(c) write, draw, paint or fix anything on the cable car system;

(d) soil any part of the cable car system;

(e) damage or detach any part of the cable car system;

(f) spit;

(g) leave litter or waste except in receptacles specifically provided by the operator for those purposes; or

(h) molest or wilfully interfere with the comfort or convenience of any other person.

Music, sound, advertising and similar activities

9.—(1) A person on the cable car system must not—

(a) sing; or

(b) use any instrument, article or equipment for the production or reproduction of sound,

to the annoyance of any person on the cable car system except with written permission from the operator or an authorised person.

(2) A person on the cable car system must not—

(a) display or distribute anything for the purpose of advertising or publicity;

(b) sell anything or expose or offer anything for sale; or

(c) tout for or solicit money, reward, custom or employment of any kind,

except with written permission from the operator or an authorised person.

(3) Any person undertaking the activities referred to in byelaws 9(1) or 9(2) with the written permission of the operator or an authorised person must—

(a) comply with any conditions set out in or attached to the written permission;

(b) be in possession of that permission; and

(c) hand it over for inspection when asked to do so by an authorised person.

Gambling

10.  A person must not gamble on any part of the cable car system unless such gambling is in accordance with the law and the person is permitted in writing to do so by the operator or an authorised person.