To prevent people walking onto your property: A) Lock your gate (if you have one) B) Place a sign stating "Trespassers will be prosecuted" or "No Hawkers" or "Beware of the DOG" and if you have a pub or business "Right of Admission Reserved" at the entrance. BG coming into your property to knock at your door would be breaking the > law. Imagine your friends and other legitimate visitors being locked > up simply for walking up to your door! I would imagine they start > really committing the crime of trespassing once you have identified > them and asked them to leave. I would imagine of course if they are > doing anything other than ringing the bell or knocking on the door and > waiting for an answer that they could be considered to be trespassing. > If they have jumped a locked gate or the fence then they are even more > likely to be up to no good and are certainly trespassing. > > Even then trying to get charges laid and a conviction for trespassing > would probably be next to impossible. > > But as you said a sound legal explanation would be handy > > Trev --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
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