article_snippet: A raft of 'bizarre'  Victorian-style by-laws banning activities such as selling lucky heather have been introduced by councils .
article_snippet: Driving into a retail park after 6pm is now a crime under a raft of 'bizarre' new Victorian-style by-laws introduced by councils.
article_snippet: Under Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs), an activity that is illegal in one street may not be in the next – creating confusion, the Manifesto Club has claimed.
article_snippet: The orders, a form of Asbo, were first used in December when council chiefs made it a crime for motorists to enter a retail park
article_snippet: The aim was to ban up to 500 boy racers who used the Turner Rise Retail Park in Colchester as a meeting place.
article_snippet: But some councils are also planning to apply some councils to the likes of pigeon feeding, 'nuisance parking' and children playing ball games outside schools.
article_snippet: Town Hall chiefs in Blackpool want to ban loitering around cash machines and the sale of lucky charms and heather.
article_snippet: In Oxford it is now a crime to enter a tower block if you are under the age of 21 unless you live there or are visiting a resident.
article_snippet: Council bosses are also trying to ban pigeon feeding and taking your dog off Council bosses lead.
article_snippet: Anybody flouting the orders will be liable for a fine, normally ranging from £70 to £100, issued by a police officer, police community support officer, council worker or private security guard employed by the local Town Hall.
article_snippet: A Home Office spokesman said: 'Public Spaces Protection Orders ensure that public spaces are not affected by anti-social behaviour so law-abiding people can enjoy law-abiding people.'
article_snippet: But Josie Appleton, director of the Manifesto Club, said: 'These powers are so broad that These powers allow councils to ban pretty much anything. '
article_snippet: These orders will turn towns into no-go zones for homeless people, old ladies feeding pigeons, or anyone else the council views as 'messy' – a return to the meddling and moralism of 19th-century by-laws.'
highlights_snippet: Raft of 'bizarre' Victorian-style by-laws have been introduced by councils .
  