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The Litter (Fixed Penalty Notices) Order 1991

S.I. 1991/111 · Made 24 January 1991 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Made 24th January 1991

Laid before Parliament 28th January 1991

Coming into force 13th February 1991

The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, and the Secretary of State for Scotland, as respects Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 88(5) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:–

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Textual amendments

F1

Order revoked (S.) (5.11.2004) by The Litter (Fixed Penalty Notices) (Scotland) Order 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/427), art. 3, reg. 1(1); and revoked (E.) (16.12.2005) by The Litter (Fixed Penalty Notices) Order 1991 and the Dog Fouling (Fixed Penalties) Order 1996 (Revocation) (England) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3223), arts. 1(b), 2(a)

Footnotes

f1

1990 c. 43.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule OFFENCE OF LEAVING LITTER NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO PAY FIXED PENALTY
  5. Explanatory note

1I1F1

This Order may be cited as the Litter (Fixed Penalty Notices) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 13th February 1991.

2I1F1

A notice offering the opportunity of discharging any liability to conviction for an offence committed under section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 by payment of a fixed penalty shall be in the form prescribed in the Schedule to this Order.

Signature

F1Michael Heseltine

Secretary of State for the Environment

23rd January 1991

David Hunt

Secretary of State for Wales

23rd January 1991

James Douglas-Hamilton

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

24th January 1991

OFFENCE OF LEAVING LITTER NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO PAY FIXED PENALTYI1F1

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order prescribes the form of notices under section 88 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Notices under section 88 may be given by an authorised officer of a litter authority to a person who he has reason to believe has committed an offence under section 87 of that Act (offence of leaving litter). The effect of giving the notice is that no proceedings shall be instituted for the offence before the expiration of fourteen days following the date of the notice, and that a person who pays the fixed penalty within that period shall not be convicted of the offence.