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Public Notices CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CATHEDRAL SQUARE PURSUANT to Section 709 A of the Local Government Act 1974 the Square will be closed on New Year’s Eve as follows: CLOSURE OF CATHEDRAL SQUARE THAT during the holding of the New Year’s Celebrations, Cathedral Square, Colombo Street (north of the intersection with Hereford Street, south of the intersection with Gloucester Street), Worcester Street (east of the Intersection with Oxford Terrace, west of the intersection with Manchester Street), Plaza Lane, the right-of-way east of Colombo Street, adjacent to the CML Building (hereinafter referred to as the specifide public place) shall be closed to ordinary vehicular traffic for the following period (hereinafter referred to as the period of closure): Between the hours of 10 p.m. December 31, 1988, and 2 a.m. January 1, 1989. ACTS PROHIBITED IN CATHEDRAL SQUARE THAT the following acts be prohibited during the period of the closure: (1) The drinking of Intoxicating liquor in the specified public place. (2) The bringing of intoxicating liquor or empty intoxicating liquor containers into the specified public place. (3) The possession of Intoxicating liquor or empty intoxicating liquor containers in the specified public place. (4) The driving or riding of any motor vehicle in the specified public place during the specified period, other than buses, taxis, Police, Ministry of Transport or Council vehicles. EXEMPTIONS The resolution does not prohibit: (a) The carrying of intoxicating liquor from or to premises on land having a frontage to the specified public place; if (I) The premises are licensed premises as defined in the Sale of Liquor Act 1962, and, in the case of the carriage of liquor from the premises, liquor may lawfully be sold during the period of closure; or (II) The liquor is being carried by or for delivery to a person residing on those premises or his bona fide visitors, provided the liquor is promptly removed from the public place. (b) The driving or riding of any motor vehicle from or to premises having a frontage to the specified public place by a person residing in those premises or his bona flee visitors. POWERS OF POLICE A further effect of the resolution of the Council is that any constable may, without warrant: (a) Arrest any person whom he finds committing an offence as hereinafter mentioned; (b) During the period of the closure, arrest any person whom he has reasonable cause to suspect of having committed such an offence; (c) Search any parcel, package, bag, case, or other container in the possession of any person in or entering or about to enter the specified public place during the period of closure, for the purposes of ascertaining whether or not the parcel, package, bag, case, or container contains any intoxicating liquor or any empty intoxicating liquor container, unless the person in possession of the parcel, package, bag, case, or other container removes it from, or, as the case may be, refrains from taking it into the specified public place and leaves it outside that public place until the period of closure then applying has expired. Any constable may seize and remove any intoxicating liquor and any intoxicating liquor container which he has reasonable cause to believe would be evidence of the commission of such an offence. PENALTY: Every person who commits an offence knowing that the closure and prohibition are in force, is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $5OO. DEFINITION: IN this notice: “Intoxicating liquor” means liquor as defined in the Sale of Liquor Act 1962.” JOHN GRAY, General Manager and Town Clerk EMERGENCY LEGAL REFERRALS DURING CHRISTMAS VACATION THE Canterbury District Law Society wishes to advise that various Legal Referral Centres operated by them at the Citizens Advice Bureau and Hornby, Bishopdale and Kaiapoi Legal Referral Centres, will be closed on the following days: CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU 203 Gloucester St CLOSED: Monday - 5 p.m.-7 p.m.- Dec. 26, Jan. 2, Jan. 9. Tuesday — 1 p.m.- 2 p.m., Dec. 27, Jan. 3. Tuesday — 5 p.m.-7 p.m., Dec. 27, Jan. 3. Wednesday - 5 p.m.-7 p.m., Dec. 28, Jan. 4, Jan. 11. Thursday — 12 noon-2 p.m., Dec. 29, Jan. 5. Bureau, 203 Gloucester St- - 5 p.m. - 7 p.m., Dec. 29, Jan. 5, Jan 12. KAIAPOI (7.00-8.00 p.m.) Every 2nd Wednesday — Dec. 28, Jan. 4, Jan. 11, Jan. 18. HORNBY (7.30-8.30 p.m. Thursday — Dec. 22, Dec. 29, Jan. 5, Jan. 12, Jan. 19. BISHOPDALE (7.30-8.30 p.m.) Thursday - Dec. 29, Jan. 5, Jan. 12. DUTY SOLICITORS will be available in the No. 1 District Court on all days which that court is operating during the holiday period. If any member of the public has a query regarding legal services and availability of lawyers at any time during the holidays would they please ring SEEKERS at 792720.