stephen_gusterson
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http://www.naturenet.net/law/common.html#tres
quote from above......
As applied to a piece of land open to the public which is not common land or a public right of way. This is also one area where the laws of England
and Scotland are significantly different.
If you enter land against the wishes of the landowner, or if you stray outside an area to which you are allowed access, or if you use land in a way
which you are not authorised to do, you become a trespasser. Ignorance of that fact is no defence under this law.
Any person can enter a public park, because the landowners permit it. However, this does not make a permanent right of access, and therefore it is
within the power of the landowner to ask any person to leave. The landowner does not have to give a reason. If the person does not go, as quickly as
possible, by the shortest obvious route, then they are trespassing. Despite the well known sign "Trespassers will be Prosecuted" trespass
is not a criminal offence, and trespassers cannot usually be prosecuted. They can, however, be sued. There is little chance of such a matter ever
being so serious as to be worth suing over, and so this rarely happens.
atb
steve
[Edited on 31/5/05 by stephen_gusterson]
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chunkielad
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| posted on 31/5/05 at 12:35 AM |
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TRESPASS
Any intentional, reckless or negligent entry into land or premises is a trespass if the building or land is in possession of another who does not
consent to entry. An occupier and those acting on behalf of the occupier are entitled to use reasonable force to remove trespassers from the land.
From
Police Law
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