# The Litter (Fixed Penalties) (Scotland) Order 2013

S.S.I. 2013/315 · made 5 November 2013 · revised to 1 January 2024

Sections 33A and 88 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 provide for the payment of a fixed penalty to discharge any liability to conviction for the waste (including littering and flytipping) and littering offences under sections 33 and 87 respectively of that Act.

Made under: Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Section 33A, Section 88)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/litter-fixed-penalties-scotland-order-2013/pdf/ssi_20130315_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/litter-fixed-penalties-scotland-order-2013/pdf/ssipn_20130315_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Environmental Protection
Made 5th November 2013
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 7th November 2013
Coming into force 1st April 2014
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 33A(10) and 88(7) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) This Order may be cited as the Litter (Fixed Penalties) (Scotland) Order 2013 and comes into force on 1st April 2014.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.

## 2 Interpretation

In this Order, the “1990 Act” means the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

## 3 Amount of fixed penalties

For the amount of £50 specified as the amount of fixed penalty in—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) section 88(6) of the 1990 Act, there is substituted the amount of £80.

## 4 Revocation

The Litter (Fixed Penalty) (Scotland) Order 2003 is revoked.

## Signature

RICHARD LOCHHEAD
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
5th November 2013

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
Sections 33A and 88 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 provide for the payment of a fixed penalty to discharge any liability to conviction for the waste (including littering and flytipping) and littering offences under sections 33 and 87 respectively of that Act.
This Order increases the fixed penalty under section 33A from £50 to £200, and the fixed penalty under section 88 from £50 to £80.
A business and regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared for this Order as no impact upon business is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2013/315 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/litter-fixed-penalties-scotland-order-2013
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