A
BILL
TO
Raise the penalty for littering offences; and to require local authorities to
provide appropriate and convenient litter disposal points for the entrances to
public buildings.
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:—
(1)
In subsection (6A)(b) of section 88 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990,
for “£75” substitute “£100”.
(2)
In Regulation 2 of the Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties)
5(Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2007 (prescribed range of fixed
penalties), for “is not less than £50 and not more than £80” substitute “is not less
than £100”.
(1) The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 is amended as follows.
(2) 10After section 27 insert the following new section—
(1)
Bodies with a duty to keep land clear of litter as set out in section 89(1)
of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 must provide appropriate
disposal units specifically for chewing gum and cigarette litter at the
15entrance of buildings for which they are responsible and any areas for
which they are the litter authority.
(2)
The maximum distance for an appropriate disposal unit for litter from
the entrance of a building under subsection (1) is four metres.
(3)
The minimum number of appropriate disposal units in an area for
20which the local authority is responsible as the litter authority is one per
100 square metres.
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(4)
Disposal units installed under this section must be stick resistant and
fireproof.
(5)
Local authorities may fund these disposal units, and any related litter
campaign, through—
(a)
5income generated through advertising on the exterior of such
units; or
(b) allowing sponsored bins.
(6)
In this section, “cigarette litter” has the same meaning as the items listed
in section 98(5A)(a) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and
10“chewing gum” has the same meaning as the items listed in section
98(5A)(b) of the same Act.”
In subsection (2) of section 19 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment
Act 2005 (amount of fixed penalty), for “£75” substitute “£100”.
(1)
This Act may be cited as the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment
(Amendment) Act 2013.
(2)
This Act comes into force at the end of the period of one year beginning with
the day on which it is passed.
(3) 20This Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.