Don't photograph the National Gallery!
February 2 2012
Picture: BG
I'm grateful to Steven Moore and Gwyn Headley of fotolibra.com for highlighting a curious piece of proposed legislation banning photography in Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square. Here's a piece of draft legislation called The Trafalgar Square Byelaws 2012:
5. Acts within the Square for which written permission is required
(1) Unless acting in accordance with permission given in writing by the Mayor, or any person authorised by the Mayor under section 380 of the Act to give such permission, no person shall within the Square —
(p) take photographs or film or make any other recordings of visual images for the purpose of or in connection with a business, trade, profession or employment or any activity carried on by a person or body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate;
So I guess that means the above photo of the queues outside the National Gallery would be illegal. If you think this is a curious law in 21st Century Britain, then you can take the following action:
Any objection to the confirmation of the Byelaws may be made by letter addressed to Carl Schnackenberg, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2-4 Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5DH, or by email to: Carl.Schnackenberg@Culture.gsi.gov.uk.
All together now; 'Dear Carl...'
