Mastertn District Cuncil Prpsed Alchl Cntrl Bylaw 2018
Cmmencement The Alchl Cntrl Bylaw came int frce thrughut the Mastertn district n 12 December 2018. Adptin Date Summary f Amendments Adpted By 14 August 2013 Part 17: Liqur Cntrl in Public Places first adpted 30 July 2014 Amendment t Part 17: Liqur Cntrl in Public Places 12 December 2018 Part 17: Liqur Cntrl in Public Places replaced with Alchl Cntrl Bylaw Mastertn District Cuncil Mastertn District Cuncil Mastertn District Cuncil
Mastertn District Cuncil Alchl Cntrl Bylaw 2018 Cntents Frewrd... 2 1. Title and Cmmencement... 2 2. Scpe... 2 3. Definitins... 2 4. Alchl Prhibitin (Alchl Free Znes)... 2 5. Cuncil Permissin... 3 6. Signage... 3 7. Offences and Penalties... 3 8. Pwer t Amend by Reslutin... 4 9. List f Schedules... 4 Referenced Dcuments Reference is made in this dcument t the fllwing New Zealand legislatin: Lcal Gvernment Act 2002 Sale and Supply f Alchl Act 2012 Lcal Gvernment (Alchl Ban Breaches) Regulatins 2013 Mastertn District Cuncil Alchl Cntrl Bylaw Page 1
Frewrd This bylaw is made under sectin 147 f the Lcal Gvernment Act 2002 (LGA). This bylaw cvers such matters as specificatin f public places, days and times where the bylaw applies, the pwers f the Plice, and exemptins t the bylaw. It shuld be read in cnjunctin with sectins 147, 169, 169A and 170 f the LGA. Part 17: Liqur Cntrl in Public Places f the Mastertn and Suth Wairarapa Cnslidated Bylaw 2012 is revked at the time f the Alchl Cntrl Bylaw 2018 cming int frce. 1. Title and Cmmencement 1.1. The title f this bylaw is Mastertn District Cuncil Alchl Cntrl Bylaw 2018. 1.2. This bylaw shall cme int frce thrughut the Mastertn district n 12 December 2018. 2. Scpe 2.1. The purpse f this bylaw is t enhance safety and the public enjyment f public places by prviding fr alchl cntrl in specified public places, and fr specified days, times and events. 3. Definitins Alchl: Has the meaning given by sectin 5(1) f the Sale and Supply f Alchl Act 2012. Public Place: A place that is pen t r is being used by the public, whether free r n payment f a charge, and whether any wner r ccupier f the place is lawfully entitled t exclude r eject any persn frm it, but des nt include licensed premises. Special Licence: Allws the sale r supply f alchl t anyne attending a particular event, private functin, street party, sprting event. Special licences can be either n site fr cnsumptin n the premises, r ff site fr cnsumptin elsewhere. 4. Alchl Prhibitin (Alchl Free Znes) 4.1. The cnsumptin r pssessin f alchl in a public place (including while in a vehicle) within the Business District as shwn in the First Schedule, is prhibited at all times. 4.2. The cnsumptin r pssessin f alchl in a public place (including while in a vehicle), within the Queen Elizabeth Park restricted area shwn in the Secnd Schedule, is prhibited during the times shwn belw: 9.00 pm Mnday t Sunday nights thrugh t 7.00 am n the fllwing day. 4.3. The cnsumptin r pssessin f alchl in a public place (including while in a vehicle), within the Skate Park Queen Elizabeth Park restricted area shwn in the Third Schedule, is prhibited at all times. Mastertn District Cuncil Alchl Cntrl Bylaw Page 2
4.4. In additin t the prhibitins under clauses 4.1 t 4.3, the Cuncil by reslutin publicly ntified, may rder a prhibitin f alchl cnsumptin r pssessin (including while in a vehicle) fr certain events r ther specified times within specified public places in the Mastertn district. 4.5. A prhibitin made under clause 4.4 must be publicly ntified at least 14 days in advance f the special event, in accrdance with sectin 170(3) f the LGA. The Plice pwers f search under sectin 170(2) f the LGA applies t these events. 5. Cuncil Permissin 5.1. Any persn may apply t the Cuncil fr prir written permissin fr any activity that wuld be in breach f any prhibitin under this part f the bylaw. 5.2. A special licence may be issued under the Sale and Supply f Alchl Act 2012 in respect f any lcatin r event, and subject t the terms f that special licence will include waivers and dispensatin accrding t thse terms. 6. Signage 6.1. The Cuncil will erect signage within public places cvered by this bylaw t prvide infrmatin t the public n the terms f the bylaw. The size, lcatin and terms f this signage shall be at Cuncil's discretin. 6.2. T avid any dubt, the absence f signage in any public place des nt authrise breach f this bylaw. 7. Offences and Penalties 7.1. Any persn wh breaches this bylaw cmmits an ffence and may be liable t: a) an infringement fee pursuant t the Lcal Gvernment (Alchl Ban Breaches) Regulatins 2013; and b) the penalty prvisins f sectin 239A f the LGA. 7.2. T avid any dubt, a persn breaches this bylaw and cmmits an ffence wh: a) cnsumes r pssesses any alchl in a public place in breach f a prhibitin under this bylaw; r b) breaches, r permits a breach f, the terms f any Cuncil permissin granted pursuant t clause 5.2 f this bylaw. 7.3. An infringement ntice r reminder ntice issued under this bylaw shall be in the frm required under the Lcal Gvernment (Alchl Ban Breaches) Regulatins 2013. Mastertn District Cuncil Alchl Cntrl Bylaw Page 3
8. Pwer t Amend by Reslutin 8.1. The Cuncil may, by reslutin publicly ntified: a) amend r vary the hurs r days when the cnsumptin r pssessin f alchl is prhibited in a public place; b) add schedules; c) make additins r deletins frm the schedules; r d) substitute new schedules. 8.2. Where Cuncil intends t make a reslutin under clause 4.4 r 8.1, cnsultatin will be undertaken as required, in accrdance with the requirements f sectin 156 f the LGA. 9. List f Schedules Schedule 1 Mastertn Business District Schedule 2 Queen Elizabeth Park Restricted Area Schedule 3 Skate Park Queen Elizabeth Park Prhibited Area Nte This bylaw is intrduced pursuant t the specific empwering prvisins f the Lcal Gvernment Act 2002 that prvide fr bylaws fr alchl cntrl purpses. This bylaw des nt repeat r paraphrase thse statutry prvisins, and accrdingly thse prvisins shuld be read in cnjunctin with this bylaw. In particular, the fllwing prvisins are nted: Sectin 147 empwers the Cuncil t make this bylaw. It als defines 'alchl' and 'public place'. In additin, sectin 147(3) sets ut a number f specific exemptins when the bylaw will nt apply with respect t the transprtatin f unpened bttles r cntainers. Sectin 169 prvides the Plice with pwers f search and seizure, withut warrant, t enfrce the bylaw. The Plice are respnsible fr enfrcing the bylaw. Sectin 170 sets ut certain cnditins impsed n the Plice pwers f search under sectin 169. This bylaw has n effect n any ther Plice pwers f search, seizure and arrest r any ther statutry ffences. Mastertn District Cuncil Alchl Cntrl Bylaw Page 4
FIRST SCHEDULE Mastertn Business District Frm and including Nrthern Rundabut Dixn Street frm Nrthern Rundabut t the Suthern Rundabut at High Street Wrksp Rad frm Dixn Street t Queen Street Queen Street frm the Nrthern Rundabut t its intersectin with High Street Renall Street frm Queen Street t Chapel Street including the Renall Street Rundabut Chapel Street frm the Nrthern Rundabut t the Suthern Rundabut at High Street including the rundabut In additin, the public carparks f: Church Street carpark and Church Street frm the carpark t Dixn Street. Wrigley Street carpark and Wrigley Street frm carpark t Chapel Street McDnalds carpark and the MDC carpark adjacent t McDnalds MDC carpark adjacent t and behind MDC Building and including the sectins f Lincln Rad and Perry Street t Chapel Street Twn Square carpark including the sectins f Perry and Cle Streets t Chapel Street Essex Street carpark and Essex Street frm the carpark t Chapel Street The Mastertn Club carpark n the crner f Chapel and Essex Streets Dixn Street carpark adjacent t Suthey Hnda Smith Street carpark adjacent t Mre Wilsns MDC Carpark behind Kuripuni Tavern MDC Park at Kuripuni ff Dixn Street MDC land n Chapel/Waltns Avenue crner Fr the avidance f dubt, this area includes the entire legal rad reserve f the streets which frm the bundary f the area specified abve, up t the bundaries with adjining prperties and including the carriageway, berms and ftpaths. Where the public place meets r is crssed by anther rad, the bundary f the public place shall be deemed t cntinue in an unbrken straight line acrss the ther rad. Exclusins The prhibitin excludes: a) Any area that is subject t a rad encrachment issued by the Cuncil; b) Any licensed premises that ccupies a paved area n legal rad r Cuncil land where permissin t ccupy has been granted by the Cuncil. Mastertn District Cuncil Alchl Cntrl Bylaw Page 5
Alchl Free Zne Applies at All Times Mastertn District Cuncil Alchl Cntrl Bylaw Page 6
SECOND SCHEDULE Queen Elizabeth Park Restricted Area Queen Elizabeth II Park, including the Pineer and Mastertn Cemeteries, Sprtsbwl, Deer Park, Waipua River and banks and Jean Street sprtsgrunds. Fr the avidance f dubt, this area includes the entire legal rad reserve f the streets which frm the bundary f the area specified abve, up t the bundaries with adjining prperties and including the carriageway, berms and ftpaths. Where the public place meets r is crssed by anther rad, the bundary f the public place shall be deemed t cntinue in an unbrken straight line acrss the ther rad. Exclusins The prhibitin excludes: a) Any area that is subject t a rad encrachment issued by the Cuncil; a) Any licensed premises that ccupies a paved area n legal rad r Cuncil land where permissin t ccupy has been granted by the Cuncil. Mastertn District Cuncil Alchl Cntrl Bylaw Page 7
Alchl Free Zne Applies between 9pm and 7am Mastertn District Cuncil Alchl Cntrl Bylaw Page 8
THIRD SCHEDULE Skate Park Queen Elizabeth Park Prhibited Area Mastertn Skate Park The area bunded by Dixn Street, Memrial Drive t the swing bridge, western bank f the Waipua River frm the swing bridge t the Waipua Rad Bridge. Fr the avidance f dubt, this area includes the entire legal rad reserve f the streets which frm the bundary f the area specified abve, up t the bundaries with adjining prperties and including the carriageway, berms and ftpaths. Where the public place meets r is crssed by anther rad, the bundary f the public place shall be deemed t cntinue in an unbrken straight line acrss the ther rad. Mastertn District Cuncil Alchl Cntrl Bylaw Page 9
Alchl Free Zne Applies at all Times Mastertn District Cuncil Alchl Cntrl Bylaw Page 10