# The Litter (Fixed Penalty) (England) Order 2002

S.I. 2002/424 · made 24 February 2002 · revised to 1 April 2002

Section 88 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 provides for the payment of a fixed penalty to discharge any liability to conviction for the offence of leaving litter under section 87 of that Act. This Order, which applies to England only, increases the fixed penalty from £25 to £50.

Made under: Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Section 88)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/litter-fixed-penalty-england-order-2002/pdf/uksi_20020424_en.pdf

## Introductory text

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLAND
Made 24th February 2002
Laid before Parliament 8th March 2002
Coming into force 1st April 2002
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 88(7) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) This Order may be cited as the Litter (Fixed Penalty)(England) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.
(2) This Order extends to England only.

## 2 Amount of fixed penalty

For the amount of £25 specified as the amount of the fixed penalty in section 88(6) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 substitute the amount of £50.

## 3 Revocation

The Litter (Fixed Penalty) Order 1996 is revoked.

## Signature

Michael Meacher
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
24th February 2002

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 88 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 provides for the payment of a fixed penalty to discharge any liability to conviction for the offence of leaving litter under section 87 of that Act. This Order, which applies to England only, increases the fixed penalty from £25 to £50.

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/litter-fixed-penalty-england-order-2002
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