# Public Health Act 1875, Section 164: Local authority may provide places of public recreation.


Any local authority may purchase or take on lease lay out plant improve and maintain lands for the purpose of being used as public walks or pleasure grounds, and may support or contribute to the support of public walks or pleasure grounds provided by any person whomsoever.
Any local authority may make byelaws for the regulation of any such public walk or pleasure ground, and may by such byelaws provide for the removal from such public walk or pleasure ground of any person infringing any such byelaw by any officer of the local authority or constable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/38-39/55/section/164 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-act-1875/section-164
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