Byelaws and legal notices

Byelaws and legal notices are displayed in this section.

Other important byelaws which apply throughout the District are For Good Rule and Government which cover issues such as use of vehicles, noise in streets, fireworks, tobogganing, urinating, and also skateboarding.

You can find a wide range of recent General Legislation (such as the original text of Acts of Parliament and Statutory Instruments) on the HMSO website.

The Council has no responsibility to provide general legal advice, but we are frequently asked questions on topics such as: Bonfires, Harassment, Noise, Trees and Playing football and other games in the street.

Please visit the Legal Issues page for more details.

If you require legal advice or information, you may be able to get help from the Community Legal Service website or Adviceguide provided by the Citizens Advice Bureau nationally http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/.

• Byelaws for Bexhill Down

  BYELAWS FOR BEXHILL DOWN

• Byelaws for Egerton Park and Polegrove Recreation Ground

  BYELAWS FOR EGERTON PARK AND POLEGROVE RECREATION GROUND

• Byelaws For Good Rule and Government

  BYELAWS FOR GOOD RULE AND GOVERNMENT

• Byelaws for Pleasure Grounds, Public Walks and Open Spaces

  BYELAWS FOR PLEASURE GROUNDS, PUBLIC WALKS AND OPEN SPACES

• Byelaws for Skateboarding

  BYELAWS FOR SKATEBOARDING

• Legal Issues

  In this Section you will find answers to popular questions we receive regarding a variety of legal issues.

• Byelaws for regulation of cosmetic piercing and skin-colouring businesses

• Public Spaces Protection Order (No 1)

  Controls on dog fouling, dogs on leads and dog exclusion zones.

• Public Spaces Protection Order (No 2)

  Controls on the consumption of alcohol in Bexhill and nuisance behaviour (begging and sleeping in public places including vehicles) in Bexhill and Rye.

• Car Parks - Regulation Order

• Byelaws for Fishing at Egerton Park and Polegrove Recreation Ground

  Byelaws for Fishing at Egerton Park and Polegrove Recreation Ground

• The East Sussex Act 1981

  This Local Act of Parliament includes special provisions, which only apply in East Sussex. Some provisions have been repealed or superseded by general legislation as at April 2009, and others only apply to parts of East Sussex outside Rother.