Full Order
Manchester City Council Alcohol Consumption Public Spaces Protection Order 2022
The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
Manchester City Council in the exercise of its powers under section 59 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (the Act) hereby makes the following Order.
This Order is made on the 29th of April 2022 and shall have effect for a period of 3 years thereafter, unless discharged or extended under the Council’s statutory powers.
General provisions
The Council is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the activity in the Restricted Area and identified in Article 1 of this Order:
- has had a detrimental effect on the quality of life of those in the locality, or it is likely that this activity will be carried on in the Restricted Area and that it will have such an effect; and
- that the effect, or likely effect, of this activity:
- is, or is likely to be, of a persistent or continuing nature;
- is, or is likely to be, such as to make those activities unreasonable; and
- justifies the prohibitions imposed by this Order
The Council is satisfied that the prohibitions and requirement imposed by this Order are reasonable to impose in order to prevent the detrimental effect of the activity from continuing, occurring or recurring, or to reduce that detrimental effect or to reduce the risk of its continuance, occurrence or recurrence.
The Council has had particular regard to the rights and freedoms set out in Article 10 (right of freedom of expression) and Article 11 (right of freedom of assembly) of the European Convention on Human Rights and has concluded that any restrictions on such rights and freedoms imposed by this Order are lawful, necessary and proportionate.
This Order applies to all public places within the Restricted Area.
This Order is available for inspection on the Council’s website.
Definitions
“Alcohol” has the same meaning as in section 191 of the Licensing Act 2003.
“Authorised person” means a person authorised in writing by the Council.
“Constable” includes Police Community Support Officer.
“Public place” means any place to which the public or any section of the public has access on payment or otherwise, as of right or by virtue of an express or implied permission.
“Restricted Area” means all public places, as defined by section 74(1) of the Act, within the boundary of Manchester City Council except for those within the areas covered by the Manchester City Council (City Centre) Public Space Protection Order 2020 as more particularly outlined in red on the map at the Appendix.
“The Council” means Manchester City Council.