2008-05-09 - Rider Down, Regents Park Outer Circle

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That's sounds like something very useful to know ! Do you know when this case was heard ?

I wonder if they have bothered to erect signs now (as opposed to painted signs) ?

I did find this, dated 2001:

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Statutory Instrument 1997 no. 1639 states the following (interpreted solely for skaters) – “no person shall intentionally or recklessly interfere with the safety, comfort or convenience of any person using a park. A person using roller skaters, roller blades or a skateboard may only do so on a Park road or in a designated area which is marked as being for that purpose by the Secretary of State. Skaters will not fail to comply with any direction for the regulation and control given by a constable or by a notice exhibited by the Order of the Secretary of State.”
What does this mean for you? At one extreme anybody can be asked to leave the park at any time for interfering with the safety of others in the park. In this case the skaters would have no choice but to leave. The actual repercussions of disturbing the peace have yet to be realized (by the author) but it would nonetheless ruin your day.
One of the few skate v. public cases involves Regents Park. Briefly a gentleman was stopped by police in Regents Park and summoned for failing to comply with a direction for the regulation of skating given by a notice exhibited by order of the Secretary of State. This case was dismissed on a technicality that a painted sign on the pavement does not constitute a sign posted by order of the Secretary of State.
Skaters commonly misinterpret this to mean that they can in actual fact skate in Regents Park (and officially in some areas you can – see below) and the legislation surrounding this is certainly grey. Information gained from websites and conversations with Park Police point to the fact that Regents Park definitely has no skate areas – and whilst the aforementioned case was successful this is not likely to occur a second time. Police could potentially ask you to leave the park on the basis that it does say no skating. It could be argued that other park users, as a result of this sign, would not expect to see skaters and this could put themselves or others at risk.
Regents Park is also considering putting aside an official area for skaters. The relationship with all Parks and skaters is tenuous – unnecessarily risking or destroying this relationship would be a sad waste and would ruin it for those who have yet to discover skating."

(from londonskaters.com)