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93Fences must not include barbed wire
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93 Fences must not include barbed wire
(1) A fence adjacent to a street alignment or public open space must not contain barbed wire or other sharp protrusions unless—
(a) despite regulation 90(1), the fence is set back at least 150 mm from the street alignment or boundary of the public open space; or
(b) the barbed wire or other sharp protrusion is at a height of at least 2 m above the level of the street or public open space; or
(c) the fence is on an allotment that has an area of 2000 m2 or more and is used principally for raising livestock.
(2) In this regulation, ***public open space*** has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the **Subdivision Act 1988**.