{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parks-regulation-act-1872/section-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parks-regulation-act-1872/section-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/35-36/15",
  "legislation_title": "Parks Regulation Act 1872",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parks-regulation-act-1872",
  "path": "section/7",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Powers, duties, and privileges of park-keeper.",
  "text": "Every park constable in addition to any powers and immunities specially conferred on him by this Act, shall, within the limits of the park of which he is park constable, have all such powers, privileges, and immunities, and be liable to all such duties and responsibilities, as any police constable has within the police area in which such park is situated; and any person so appointed a park constable as aforesaid shall obey such lawful commands as he may from time to time receive from the Secretary of State in respect of his conduct in the execution of his office.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words substituted by Parks Regulation (Amendment) Act 1974 (c. 29), Sch. para. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 7 substituted (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 16, ss. 103(1), 104(1), Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 7"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words substituted by virtue of Minister of Works Act 1942 (c. 23), s. 1, S.I. 1962/1549, (S.) 1969/383, arts. 2,5(1), Sch. Pt. I and (E.W.) 1970/1681, arts. 2,6(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/35-36/15/section/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:52:30.649931+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}