{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/highway-litter-clearance-and-cleaning-transfer-of-duties-order-1991/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/337",
  "legislation_title": "The Highway Litter Clearance and Cleaning (Transfer of Duties) Order 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/highway-litter-clearance-and-cleaning-transfer-of-duties-order-1991",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nSection 89(1)(a) and (2)(a) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 places a duty on the council of each district, or in Greater London each London borough, to ensure that land comprised in the highways maintainable at the public expense within its area (other than trunk roads which are special roads) are so far as practicable kept clean and clear of litter and refuse. Section 86(11) empowers the Secretary of State to transfer responsibility for the discharge of these duties as respects all or any part of such a highway to the highway authority for that highway.\nThis Order transfers these duties in respect of the highways and lengths of highway listed in the schedule from the councils who would otherwise be responsible to the Secretary of State for Transport, who is the highway authority for them. The transfer becomes effective on 1st April 1991.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/337/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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