This Act may be cited as the City of London Corporation (Open Spaces) Act 2018.
(1)In this Act—
“amenity” includes visual appearance;
“authorised officer” means, in relation to any function, an officer or employee of the Corporation, or other person acting under the control of the Corporation in relation to an open space, who is authorised in writing by the Corporation for the purposes of the function concerned;
“the Corporation” means the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, acting by the Common Council.
(2)In any provision of this Act, a reference to an “open space” is a reference to any open space to which, by virtue of section 3, the provision applies.
(3)In the application of this Act to Epping Forest, any reference to the Corporation is to be taken as a reference to the Corporation in its capacity as the Conservators of Epping Forest.
(4)In the application of this Act to any other open space outside the City of London, any reference to the Corporation is a reference to the Corporation acting other than in its capacity as a local authority.