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Public Spaces (Unattended Property) Act 2021
14Meaning of “public place”
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#### 14 Meaning of “public place”
14 Meaning of “public place”
> > (1) In this Act, a public place means a place that is open to or frequented by the public—
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> > > (a) whether or not payment for admission to the place is required, and
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> > > (b) whether or not the place is usually open to or frequented by the public.
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> > (2) Without limiting subsection (1), a public place includes—
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> > > (a) a place dedicated or reserved for a public purpose, and
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> > > (b) a place that, although privately owned, is a place—
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> > > > (i) to which members of the public are permitted to have access for the purposes of business or leisure, or
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> > > > (ii) that members of the public are permitted to use as a thoroughfare.
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> > (3) A public place does not include a place declared by the regulations not to be a public place.