# The Litter (Fixed Penalty) Order 1996

S.I. 1996/3055 · made 4 December 1996

Section 88 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 makes provision for the payment of a fixed penalty to discharge any liability to conviction for the offence under section 87 of that Act of leaving litter.

Made under: Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Section 88)

## Introductory text

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Made 4th December 1996
Laid before Parliament 9th December 1996
Coming into force 1st January 1997
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(7) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order: —

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Litter (Fixed Penalty) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1996.

## 2 Amount of fixed penalty

For the amount of £10 specified as the amount of the fixed penalty in section 88(6) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 there shall be substituted the amount of £25.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
James Clappison
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment
3rd December 1996
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Jonathan Evans
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
4th December 1996
Lindsay
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office
4th December 1996

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 88 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 makes provision for the payment of a fixed penalty to discharge any liability to conviction for the offence under section 87 of that Act of leaving litter.
This Order increases the amount of the fixed penalty from £10 to £25.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3055 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/litter-fixed-penalty-order-1996
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