Maesglas Public Spaces Protection Order 2024 (PSPO) came into force on 4 October 2024.
The PSPO allows the police and the council to stop behaviour that adversely affects the quality of life of people who live, work or visit Maesglas.
Download the Public Spaces Protection Order for Maesglas (pdf)
Download the Maesglas PSPO boundary map (pdf)
Download the map showing the path closed by the gates in Maesglas (pdf)
PSPO measures
No person within the restricted area shall:
1. Engage in any behaviour that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm, or distress to another person (antisocial behaviour).
2. Consume alcohol or be in possession of an open container of alcohol in a public place except where that person is on premises or in public spaces licensed for the consumption of alcohol under the Licensing Act 2003 or otherwise exempted by Section 62 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
3. Any person within the restricted area will be required to surrender a container of alcohol (whether open or not) or anything in their possession which an authorised officer reasonably believes to be alcohol when asked to do so by an authorised officer.
4. Ingest, inhale, inject, smoke, possess or otherwise use intoxicating substances or sell or supply intoxicating substances. Persons who breach this restriction shall surrender any such intoxicating substance in his/her possession when asked to do so by a police constable.
5. No person shall, except as provided in Articles (6c) and (6d), use the public right of way over the public place as shown coloured in blue on the Plan annexed to this order hereafter referred to as (“the Restricted Area 2”); namely part of a lane that runs directly behind the shops located on Cardiff Road known locally as the “Maesglas shops”.
Read the full measures in the PSPO order for Maesglas document above.
Any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the PSPO commits an offence and could be liable on conviction to a fine of up to £1,000 (up to £500 for the alcohol restriction).
Police and council officers will give offenders the opportunity, in the first instance, to pay a fixed penalty notice of £100 to avoid prosecution.
Report
Report incidents of crime, disorder or anti-social behaviour to Gwent Police on 101 or email [email protected]
Or email Newport City Council at [email protected]