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Hawridge and Cholesbury Commons
Law Of Property Act 1925 Section 193
Schedule
- Otherwise than in the lawful exercise by the persons entitled to
the soil of the land their licensees and tenants of their respective
rights or by a person or persons entitled to commonable rights of a
right of common no person shall commit any of the following acts:-
- Injure or remove trees, shrubs, gorse, bracken, heather, plants or
turf on or from the land.
- Remove gravel, sand or soil from the land.
- Take or attempt to take fish from any water comprised in the land.
- Discharge firearms or throw or discharge missiles on the land.
- Shoot or wilfully disturb, chase, or take game or other birds or
animals on the land.
- Permit dogs to chase game or other birds or animals or otherwise
fail to keep dogs under proper control on the land.
- Remove or attempt to remove birds' eggs or nests on the land.
- Set traps, nets, or snares for birds or animals on the land.
- Permit horses, cattle, sheep, or other animals to graze or stray
on the land.
- Bathe in any pond or stream comprised in the land.
- Post or paint bills, advertisements, placards, or notices on the
land.
- Injure noticeboards, seats or receptacles for rubbish on the land.
- Place or deposit and leave any glass, china, earthenware, tin,
carton, paper, or other rubbish so as to create or tend to create a
litter on the land.
- Injure or disfigure any ancient monument or earthwork or object of
historical, scientific, or antiquarian interest on the land.
- Break in horses by grooms or others on the land.
- Hold any show, exhibition or fair or place any swing, roundabout
or other like thing on the land.
- Erect or place any building, tent, booth, stall, fence, post,
railing or other similar structure for any purpose on the land.
- Create any nuisance or disturbance, use obscene language on the
land, or behave thereon in an indecent or disorderly manner to the
annoyance of any person.
- Generally injure or disfigure the land or interfere with the use
thereof by the public for the purpose of air and exercise.
- The rights of access of members of the public to land for air and
exercise shall NOT extend to:-
- the riding of horses or other animals EXCEPT on the highways and
the following permissive rides.
- on land on the north-east side of the Hawridge-Cholesbury road and
within ten yards thereof, excepting across the outfield of the cricket
ground; and on the south-west side of the Hawridge-Cholesbury road and
within ten yards thereof; and on the eastern side of the
Cholesbury-Wigginton road and within ten yards thereof.
- on the land at the bottom of the Commons and within ten yards of
the north-east boundaries thereof.
- on the cross-connecting ride commencing at the top horse-ride
opposite the Full Moon public house and ten yards west of the boundary
of Mermaid Cottage, proceeding in a northerly direction to join the
bottom horse ride.
- the riding of pedal or motor bicycles and tricycles except on the
highways.
- If done on the Commons, it is an offence for anyone exercising
rights of access to the Commons, without lawful authority:-
- To draw or drive any carriage, cart, caravan, truck or other
vehicle otherwise than on a public highway.
- To camp.
- To light fires.
[The maps on the notice boards also say: "Horses may only be ridden on
the Common along the Track designated thus:- ----- on the plan
above. Motor Vehicles may not be Driven on the Common but may be
parked on it within 15 yards of the Road". This document was
transcribed on 20 March 1998 by David Barnard from the notice board
near the bus-shelter at the west end.]
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