The Dogs (Fouling of
Land) Act 1996
THE ISLE OF THANET
DOGS (FOULING OF LAND) ORDER 1997
The Thanet District Council (in this
Order called "the Council) made the following Order
1. The land described in the Schedule below being land in the
area of the Council which is land to which the Dogs (Fouling of
Land) Act 1996 applies, is hereby designated for the purposes of
that Act.
2. This Order may be cited as The Isle of Thanet Dogs (Fouling
of Land) Order 1997 and came into force on 12th May
1997.
SCHEDULE
LAND DESIGNATED BY DESCRIPTION
1. All carriageways with a speed limit of 40 mph or less,
including adjoining footways (pavements), footpaths, road gutters,
cycle paths or lanes, and verges, both grass and ornamental.
2. All parks, gardens, recreation and sports grounds open to the
public.
3. All amenity areas, whether planted, grassed, paved, concrete
etc in and around all towns and villages including all housing
estates.
4. All public amenity land on cliff tops or behind promenades or
sea walls, on all coastal footpaths and grassed areas
generally.
5. All promenades and sea defences, including steps, ramps,
jetties, footpaths, walkways and paved or hard surfaced areas
including bandstands or similar and their environs.
6. All beaches, both above and below high water, all year
round.
7. All churchyards and consecrated ground.
8. All children’s play parks not subject to a dog ban.
9. All shopping precincts and pedestrianised areas.
10. All car parks and public vehicle parking areas whether
maintained privately or by the Thanet District Council.
11. All land and paths associated with allotments.
12. All footpaths, bridleways and rights of way, except where
they cross agricultural land.
13. All alleys, passageways and rights of way over which the
public have right of access.
LAND DESIGNATED
SPECIFICALLY
(I) Land known as Tivoli Woods, Hartsdown, Margate.
(ii) Land known as Neame Woods, Birchington.
(iii) Land known as Mocketts Wood, Hopeville Avenue, St Peters,
Broadstairs
(iv) Minster Cemetery, Tothill Street, Minster.
THE ISLE OF THANET DOGS
(FOULING OF LAND) ORDER 1997 (AMENDMENT) ORDER 1998
LAND DESIGNATED SPECIFICALLY
The following paragraphs were added –
(v) All playing fields and land owned and occupied by the
Charles Dickens Grant Maintained School, Broadstairs and bounded by
Broadstairs Road, Footpath No TB25, Royal Close and Fair Street,
Broadstairs.
(vi) All playing fields and land owned and occupied by St
Lawrence College, Ramsgate and bounded by Clements Road, Greenfield
Road, Newlands Road, Woodford Avenue, St Luke’s Avenue, Holly Road
and St Leonard’s Avenue, Ramsgate.
(vii) All playing fields and land owned and occupied by Ursuline
College, Westgate-on-Sea and bounded by Canterbury Road, Linksfield
Road, Warren Drive, Golden Close and Ursuline Drive,
Westgate-on-Sea.
(viii) All playing fields and land owned and occupied by
Newington Junior Grant Maintained School, Ramsgate and bounded by
Manston Road, Princess Margaret Avenue and bridleway TR18,
Ramsgate.
This Order may be cited as The Isle of Thanet Dogs (Fouling of
Land) Order 1997 (Amendment) Order 1998 and came into force on
15th July 1998.