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there shall be substituted the words “Any person who throws any rubbish into any such garden, or trespasses therein, or gets over the railings or fence, or steals or damages the flowers or plants, or commits any nuisance therein, shall be guilty of an offence and”. Parks Regulation Act 1872 (c. 15) 6. The following section shall be substituted for section 5 of the Parks Regulation Act 1872 (apprehension of offender whose name or residence is not known)—
 * “5. Any person who—
 * (a) within the view of a park constable acts in contravention of any of the said regulations in the park where the park constable has jurisdiction; and
 * (b) when required by any park constable or by any police constable to give his name and address gives a false name or false address,

shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of an amount not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale, as defined in section 75 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982.”. Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 (c. 28) 7. In the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 the following section shall be inserted after section 2—
 * 2A. If on an application made by a constable a justice of the peace is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing—
 * (a) that an offence under this Act has been committed; and
 * (b) that the dog in respect of which the offence has been commitedcommitted [sic] is on premises specified in the application,
 * he may issue a warrant authorising a constable to enter and search the premises in order to identify the dog.”.
 * he may issue a warrant authorising a constable to enter and search the premises in order to identify the dog.”.

Army Act 1955 (c. 18) Air Force Act 1955 (c. 19) 8. The following subsection shall be substituted for section 195(3) of the Army Act 1955 and section 195(3) of the Air Force Act 1955—
 * “(3) A constable may seize any property which he has reasonable grounds for suspecting of having been the subject of an offence against this section.”.

Sexual Offences Act 1956 (c. 69) 9. At the end of section 41 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 (power to arrest in cases of soliciting by men) there shall be added the words “but a constable may only do so in accordance with section 25 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.”.