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Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005

2005 c. 16 · Enacted 7 April 2005 · Extends to England and Wales

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An Act to amend section 6 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998; to make provision for the gating of certain minor highways; to make provision in relation to vehicles parked on roads that are exposed for sale or being repaired; to make provision in relation to abandoned vehicles and the removal and disposal of vehicles; to make provision relating to litter and refuse, graffiti, fly-posting and the display of advertisements; to make provision relating to the transportation, collection, disposal and management of waste; to make provision relating to the control of dogs and to amend the law relating to stray dogs; to make provision in relation to noise; to provide for the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment and for the making of grants relating to the quality of the built environment; to amend the law relating to abandoned shopping and luggage trolleys; to amend the law relating to statutory nuisances; to amend section 78L of the Environmental Protection Act 1990; to amend the law relating to offences under Schedule 1 to the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999; and for connected purposes.[7th April 2005]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: Crime and disorder
  2. 1Crime and disorder reduction strategies Not yet in force
  3. 2Gating orders Repealed
  4. Part 2: Vehicles
  5. Nuisance parking offences
  6. 3Exposing vehicles for sale on a road
  7. 4Repairing vehicles on a road
  8. 5Liability of directors etc
  9. Nuisance parking offences: fixed penalty notices
  10. 6Power to give fixed penalty notices
  11. 7Power to require name and address
  12. 8Use of fixed penalty receipts
  13. 9Fixed penalty notices: supplementary
  14. Abandoned vehicles
  15. 10Offence of abandoning a vehicle: fixed penalty notices
  16. 11Notice of removal
  17. 12Disposal
  18. 13Guidance
  19. 14Abandoned vehicles: supplementary
  20. Illegally parked vehicles etc
  21. 15Notice of removal
  22. 16Disposal
  23. 17Guidance
  24. Part 3: Litter and refuse
  25. Offence of dropping litter
  26. 18Extension of litter offence to all open places
  27. 19Litter offence: fixed penalty notices
  28. Local authority notices
  29. 20Litter clearing notices
  30. 21Street litter control notices Repealed
  31. 22Failure to comply with notice: fixed penalty notices Repealed
  32. Free distribution of printed matter
  33. 23Controls on free distribution of printed matter
  34. General
  35. 24Fixed penalty notices: common provision
  36. 25Exclusion of liability
  37. 26“Appropriate person”
  38. 27“Litter”
  39. Part 4: Graffiti and other defacement
  40. Graffiti and fly-posting
  41. 28Fixed penalty notices: amount of fixed penalty
  42. 29Fixed penalty notices: power to require name and address
  43. 30Fixed penalty notices: authorised officers
  44. 31Extension of graffiti removal notices to fly-posting Repealed
  45. 32Sale of aerosol paint to children
  46. Advertisements
  47. 33Unlawful display of advertisements: defences
  48. 34Removal of placards and posters
  49. Part 5: Waste
  50. Chapter 1: Transport of waste
  51. 35Unregistered transport: defence of acting under employer's instructions
  52. 36Registration requirements and conditions
  53. 37Enforcement powers
  54. 38Failure to produce authority: fixed penalty notices
  55. 39Interpretation
  56. Chapter 2: Deposit and disposal of waste
  57. Offence of unlawful deposit of waste etc
  58. 40Defence of acting under employer's instructions
  59. 41Penalties on conviction
  60. 42Investigation and enforcement costs
  61. 43Clean-up costs
  62. 44Forfeiture of vehicles
  63. Offences relating to documentation
  64. 45Failure to furnish documentation: fixed penalty notices
  65. Offences: powers of seizure
  66. 46Power to search and seize vehicles
  67. Local authority waste collection and disposal
  68. 47Abolition of requirement to contract out waste disposal functions
  69. 48Offences relating to waste receptacles: fixed penalty notices
  70. 49Payments for waste recycling and disposal
  71. 50Power to require owner of land to remove waste
  72. Supplementary
  73. 51“Appropriate person”
  74. 52Use of fixed penalty receipts
  75. 53Supplementary enforcement powers
  76. Chapter 3: Site waste
  77. 54Site waste management plans
  78. Part 6: Dogs
  79. Chapter 1: Controls on dogs
  80. Dog control orders
  81. 55Power to make dog control orders Repealed
  82. 56Dog control orders: supplementary Repealed
  83. 57Land to which Chapter 1 applies Repealed
  84. 58Primary and secondary authorities Repealed
  85. Fixed penalty notices
  86. 59Fixed penalty notices Repealed
  87. 60Amount of fixed penalties Repealed
  88. 61Power to require name and address Repealed
  89. 62Community support officers etc Repealed
  90. Supplementary
  91. 63Overlapping powers Repealed
  92. 64Byelaws Repealed
  93. 65Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996
  94. General
  95. 66“Appropriate person” Repealed
  96. 67Regulations and orders Repealed
  97. Chapter 2: Stray dogs
  98. 68Termination of police responsibility for stray dogs
  99. Part 7: Noise
  100. Chapter 1: Audible intruder alarms
  101. Alarm notification areas
  102. 69Designation of alarm notification areas
  103. 70Withdrawal of designation
  104. 71Notification of nominated key-holders
  105. 72Nomination of key-holders
  106. 73Offences under section 71: fixed penalty notices
  107. 74Amount of fixed penalty
  108. 75Use of fixed penalty receipts
  109. 76Fixed penalty notices: power to require name and address
  110. Powers in relation to alarms
  111. 77Power of entry
  112. 78Warrant to enter premises by force
  113. 79Powers of entry: supplementary
  114. Supplementary
  115. 80Orders and regulations
  116. 81Interpretation
  117. Chapter 2: General
  118. Noise from premises
  119. 82Noise offences: fixed penalty notices
  120. 83Noise offences: use of fixed penalty receipts
  121. 84Extension of Noise Act 1996 to licensed premises etc
  122. 85Noise Act 1996: supplementary
  123. Statutory noise nuisances
  124. 86Deferral of duty to serve abatement notice
  125. Part 8: Architecture and the built environment
  126. Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment
  127. 87The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment Repealed
  128. 88General functions of the Commission Repealed
  129. 89Changes to functions of the Commission Repealed
  130. 90Power to dissolve the Commission
  131. 91Dissolution of the old Commission
  132. 92Transfer of staff, property etc
  133. 93Tax
  134. Financial assistance
  135. 94Architecture and the built environment: financial assistance
  136. Supplementary
  137. 95Orders
  138. Part 9: Miscellaneous
  139. Use of fixed penalty receipts
  140. 95AUse of fixed penalty receipts: higher tier authorities in England
  141. 96Use of fixed penalty receipts: higher tier authorities in Wales
  142. 97Use of fixed penalty receipts: lower tier authorities
  143. 98Sections 95A, 96 and 97: supplementary
  144. Shopping and luggage trolleys
  145. 99Abandoned shopping and luggage trolleys
  146. 100Section 99: transitional provision
  147. Statutory nuisances
  148. 101Statutory nuisance: insects
  149. 102Statutory nuisance: lighting
  150. 103Sections 101 and 102: supplementary
  151. Pollution
  152. 104Contaminated land: appeals against remediation notices
  153. 105Offences relating to pollution etc: penalties on conviction
  154. Part 10: General
  155. 106Minor and consequential amendments
  156. 107Repeals
  157. 108Commencement
  158. 109Money
  159. 110Extent
  160. 111Short title
  161. Schedule 1: Application of the Noise Act 1996 to licensed premises etc
  162. 1Paragraph 1
  163. 2Paragraph 2
  164. 3Paragraph 3
  165. 4Paragraph 4
  166. 5Paragraph 5
  167. 6Paragraph 6
  168. 7Paragraph 7
  169. 8Paragraph 8
  170. 9Paragraph 9
  171. 10Paragraph 10
  172. 11Paragraph 11
  173. 12Paragraph 12
  174. 13Paragraph 13
  175. 14Paragraph 14
  176. Schedule 2: Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment
  177. Status
  178. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  179. Membership
  180. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  181. Tenure
  182. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  183. Staff etc
  184. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  185. Committees
  186. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  187. Remuneration etc
  188. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  189. Delegation
  190. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  191. Proceedings
  192. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  193. Accounts
  194. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  195. Annual report
  196. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  197. Instruments and authentication
  198. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  199. Records
  200. 12Paragraph 12
  201. Disqualification
  202. 13Paragraph 13
  203. Transitional provisions
  204. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  205. Interpretation
  206. 15Paragraph 15 Repealed
  207. Schedule 3: Transfer of staff, property etc from the old Commission
  208. Transfer of staff
  209. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  210. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  211. Transfer of property, rights and liabilities
  212. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  213. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  214. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  215. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  216. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  217. 8Paragraph 8
  218. The appointed day
  219. 9Paragraph 9
  220. Schedule 4: Minor and consequential amendments
  221. Highways Act 1980 (c. 66)
  222. 1Paragraph 1
  223. Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43)
  224. 2Paragraph 2
  225. 3Paragraph 3
  226. 4Paragraph 4
  227. 5Paragraph 5
  228. 6Paragraph 6
  229. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  230. 8Paragraph 8
  231. 9Paragraph 9
  232. 10Paragraph 10
  233. Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 (c. 14)
  234. 11Paragraph 11
  235. Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38)
  236. 12Paragraph 12
  237. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  238. 14Paragraph 14
  239. 15Paragraph 15
  240. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  241. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  242. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  243. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  244. Schedule 5: Repeals
  245. 1Vehicles
  246. 2Litter and refuse
  247. 3Graffiti and other defacement
  248. 4Waste
  249. 5Dog controls
  250. 6Stray dogs
  251. 7Noise
  252. 8Architecture and the built environment
  253. 9Use of fixed penalty receipts
  254. 10Contaminated land