sec.173JNotice about prohibition of possession of liquor in restricted area

### sec.173J Notice about prohibition of possession of liquor in restricted area As soon as practicable after a declaration under section 173H for a restricted area, the commissioner must— give written notice about the declaration to the following— the local government that may exercise jurisdiction in the area; the police district officer for each locality in the area; if the area is, or is in, a community area—the community justice group for the area; and publish a notice about the declaration in a newspaper circulating in the area; and erect or display and maintain a notice about the declaration at the places where public roads enter the area. A notice under subsection (1) (c) must— sufficiently identify the area; and state in general terms the effect of section 168B and the penalty for an offence against the section; and be easily visible to persons entering the area. A failure of the commissioner to erect, display or maintain a notice under subsection (1) (c) does not affect a person’s liability to be prosecuted for an offence against section 168B . In this section— public road means a road ordinarily used by the public. s 173J ins 2002 No. 47 s 66 amd 2012 No. 25 ss 144 (1) , 146 ; 2013 No. 62 s 68 sch 1 pt 2 (sec.173J-ssec.1) As soon as practicable after a declaration under section 173H for a restricted area, the commissioner must— give written notice about the declaration to the following— the local government that may exercise jurisdiction in the area; the police district officer for each locality in the area; if the area is, or is in, a community area—the community justice group for the area; and publish a notice about the declaration in a newspaper circulating in the area; and erect or display and maintain a notice about the declaration at the places where public roads enter the area. (sec.173J-ssec.2) A notice under subsection (1) (c) must— sufficiently identify the area; and state in general terms the effect of section 168B and the penalty for an offence against the section; and be easily visible to persons entering the area. (sec.173J-ssec.3) A failure of the commissioner to erect, display or maintain a notice under subsection (1) (c) does not affect a person’s liability to be prosecuted for an offence against section 168B . (sec.173J-ssec.4) In this section— public road means a road ordinarily used by the public. - (a) give written notice about the declaration to the following— (i) the local government that may exercise jurisdiction in the area; (ii) the police district officer for each locality in the area; (iii) if the area is, or is in, a community area—the community justice group for the area; and - (i) the local government that may exercise jurisdiction in the area; - (ii) the police district officer for each locality in the area; - (iii) if the area is, or is in, a community area—the community justice group for the area; and - (b) publish a notice about the declaration in a newspaper circulating in the area; and - (c) erect or display and maintain a notice about the declaration at the places where public roads enter the area. - (i) the local government that may exercise jurisdiction in the area; - (ii) the police district officer for each locality in the area; - (iii) if the area is, or is in, a community area—the community justice group for the area; and - (a) sufficiently identify the area; and - (b) state in general terms the effect of section 168B and the penalty for an offence against the section; and - (c) be easily visible to persons entering the area.