Parts I and II of the act deal with licensing by local authorities of a range of activities including
taxis and private
hire cars, second-hand dealers, metal dealers, boat hire,
street traders, market operators, public entertainment, indoor sports entertainment and
window cleaners. Part III deals with the control of
sex shops. Part IV sets out a range of
public nuisance offences, including soliciting and importuning by
prostitutes,
urination or
defecation in public places, dog fouling, dangerous animals,
drunkenness, display, publication etc. of obscene material, obstruction by
pedestrians, ticket touting, causing annoyance by playing of instruments, radios &c. Sections 52 and 52A create offences of possession, making and distribution etc. of indecent images of children. Part V deals with public
processions. Part VI, VII and VIIA deal with lost or abandoned property, and the property of people taken into police custody. Part VIII deals with local authorities' powers as regards buildings in need of maintenance and maintenance of common stairs. == Notes ==