Skegness Magazine

Carrying a Camera Without a Permit

Lillian Thornton was summoned for taking photographs without a permit.

Supt Marshall stated the prosecution had been taken by the orders of the Brig-General Commanding the East Coast Defences, but the witness was unable to be present, and he suggested the case be dismissed on payment of costs.

Purchase of Cameras
Magistrates Remarks About the Retailer’s Duty

Arising out of a case at the Skegness Police Court last week, when a charge was heard against a Leicester visitor who had been summoned under the Defence of the Realm Act for carrying a camera without a permit. It appeared the defendant had just purchased the camera prior to her departure from Skegness and was carrying it openly in the street, when the police asked if she had a permit. Supt. Marshall enquired from the defendant if the person who had sold the camera had given her warning about the regulations, and upon receiving a negative reply, said that something ought to be done with regard to the persons who sold cameras without informing the purchasers that permits must be obtained prior to carrying same openly in the streets at Skegness. It was not fair to visitors who came here from towns where these regulations were probably not in force.
The magistrates stated that they were desirous it should be known that retailers should be most careful to warn the purchasers about the regulations.

Source: Skegness, Mablethorpe and Alford News 1918