CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND POLICE ACT 2001

1. NOTICE is hereby given that the Epping Forest District Council (hereinafter called "the Council"), in accordance with its powers under Section 13(2) of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001, intends to make the following Order "The Waltham Abbey Town Centre and Abbey Gardens (Alcohol Consumption in Designated Public Places) Order (No 1) 2005" (hereinafter referred to as "the Order") to come into effect on 1 June 2005.

2. This Order provides for the designation of an area comprising Waltham Abbey Town Centre and Abbey Gardens so that it will become an offence for any person to drink alcohol after being required by a Police Officer not to do so.   The Order also provides powers for the Police to confiscate and dispose of any alcohol and containers in any person's possession and creates an arrestable offence if any person fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a Police Officer's request under the Order.

3. The list of roads and areas covered by the Order is as follows:

   Abbey Church Precinct

   Abbey Court

   Abbey Gardens (including car park)

   Abbey View (A121) (including underpass and bridge)

   Brooker Road (part)

   Church Street

   Cornmill

   Cornmill Car Park

   Cornmill Mews

   Crooked Mile

   Crooked Mile (A112)

   Crooked Mile Roundabout (A121/A112) (part)

   Darby Drive

   Fountain Place

   Grange Court (part)

   Greenfield Street

   Greenyard

   Harveyfields (part)

   Highbridge Court

   Highbridge Street

   Leverton Way

   Lexden Terrace

   Market Square

   Mead Court (part)

   Milton Street

   North Place

   Orchard Gardens (part)

   Plantaganet Place

   Quaker Lane

   Quaker Lane (car park)

   Romeland

   Sewardstone Road (part)

   Sewardstone Street (A112)

   Silver Street

   Sun Street

   Town Mead Road (part)

   Victoria Road

   Woollard Street

4. NOTICE is also given that for a period of 28 days from the date of publication of this Notice, it is open for any resident of Waltham Abbey or any proprietor of commercial premises in Waltham Abbey to make representations to Epping Forest District Council regarding the confirmation of this Order.

5. NOTICE is further given that any representations received during that period will be considered by the District Council before it makes a final decision on the formal making of this Order.

Copies of the draft order and the accompanying map may be inspected at the Civic Offices, High Street, Epping, Essex and at the Information Centre, Town Hall, Waltham Abbey, Essex in normal office hours.

Please click here to view a map of the proposed area

Please click here to view a copy of the Order

Dated this 16^th day of February 2005

Ian Willett
Head of Research and Democratic Services