The Council has made a Final Order under the Local Authorities (Alcohol Consumption in Designated Public Places) Regulations 2001, designating Wath Town Centre. For the purpose of the Order Wath Town Centre is defined as all public places (any place to which the public or any section of the public has access, on payment or otherwise, as of right or by virtue of express or implied permission excepting a place within the curtilage of any alcohol licensed premises or members club; a place where the sale of alcohol is authorised by a temporary event notice; a place where facilities relating to the sale or consumption of alcohol are for the time being permitted by virtue of a permission granted under the Highways Act 1980 (a street café)) within the area.All public places, as defined at Section 16(1) of the said Act, within Wath Town Centre are defined as to include: Montgomery Square Montgomery Road High Street Sandygate (from Montgomery Square to the junction of Dearne Way) New Road Church Street (to the junction with West Street) Moor Road (Town Centre side of Biscay Way) Strathmore ParkThe principal effect of the Order will be that it is an offence to continue to consume alcohol in a designated public place within Wath Town centre after having been requested not to do so by a police constable or a police community support officer.The reason for the Final Order is that it is an appropriate public order measure in response to the prevalence of late night alcohol related nuisance, disorder and offending in the Town Centre and, from tine to time, nuisance and annoyance to members of the public associated with the consumption of alcohol in the pedestrian streets, areas and other public places within the Town Centre.Please take a look at a copy of the Final Order (14k) and a Map of the Area (2558k).
For further information on the Final Order please contact: The Licensing Manager, Rotherham MBC, Howard Building, College Lane, Rotherham S65 1AX e-mail: licensing@rotherham.gov.uk
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