# The Litter (Fixed Penalty) (Scotland) Order 2003, Note: 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 increases the fixed penalty from £25 to £50.
This Order revokes the Litter (Fixed Penalty) Order 1996, which had increased the fixed penalty from £10 to £25.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/268/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/litter-fixed-penalty-scotland-order-2003/note
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