WebIt means the litter authority must clear the trash within a specified time frame. The Superior Court and every municipal court shall have jurisdiction to enforce this section. Pay your fine starting 6 digits. Please note that if you want to report a problemwith a council service or have a general service request, you will need to contact Customer Servicesdirectly. Obviously care should be taken to avoid any risk of fire and in particular cigarette ends should be completely extinguished on the stubbing plates provided on many litter bins before the stub is thrown into the bin. Part 1 contains a code of practice (referred to throughout as the Code) issued under section 89(7) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Although, littering fines of this magnitude are reserved for unique cases, youre still likely to be made to pay more if the case escalates to court. Otherwise they will be treated in the same way as an adult, A young person of 17 will be treated in exactly the same way as an adult. Full details and minutes of that meeting are available here. Litter and refuse: code of practice - GOV.UK If you still want tomake a representation after reading this page, please write to: If your representation is rejected, we will not consider any additional representation relating to the FPN. They can also issue FPNs there and then, but never ask for, take or accept money. It is your responsibility to make sure that your staff are aware of the process in place to dispose of your waste. It is exceedingly difficult to prosecute significant numbers of people who litter since the process of going to court for littering is time tedious and expensive. This is because a Fixed Penalty Notice is an invitation for you to effectively 'buy off' your liability to prosecution. MoneyNerd a trading name of MoneyNerd Limited, registered in England (12915403). Dont worry we wont send you spam or share your email address with anyone. Ultimately, the act of littering cannot be rationalised littering is a criminal offence, under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (as amended) and there is clear guidance from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2006), which states: Litter is best defined as something which is improperly discarded by members of the public in an area. Wed like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. Should you be convicted you will receive a fine of up to 2,500 and ordered to pay the costs of prosecution. This method of dealing with offences not only saves the time involved for everyone (including the offender) in prosecuting cases at court, but the cost associated with a Fixed Penalty Notice is likely to be substantially lower than any fine imposed by the courts.
