# The Litter (Northern Ireland) Order 1994, Article 23: Miscellaneous provisions relating to legal proceedings


(1) Where the commission by any person of an offence under this Order is due to the act or default of some other person, that other person shall be guilty of the offence; and a person may be charged with and convicted of an offence under this paragraph whether or not proceedings for the offence are taken against any other person.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in Article 19(1) of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, proceedings for an offence under Article 3 may be brought at any time within 6 months from the date on which the litter deposited was last found to remain upon the place into or upon which it was deposited.
(3) Where on an appeal to a court of summary jurisdiction against a decision of a district council under this Order the court varies or reverses the decision the council shall act in accordance with the court's decision.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1994/1896/article/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/litter-northern-ireland-order-1994/article-23
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