Litter Pollution Act, 1997
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PART II Litter Pollution Generally | ||
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Prohibitions related to littering. |
3.—(1) No person shall deposit any substance or object so as to create litter in a public place or in any place that is visible to any extent from a public place. | |
(2) No person shall— | ||
(a) deposit any thing that is commercial, household, industrial or municipal waste in any place for collection by or on behalf of a local authority or by another person, or | ||
(b) load, transport, unload or otherwise handle or process any thing or carry on a business, trade or activity | ||
in such circumstances as to create litter or lead to litter in any public place or any place that is visible to any extent from a public place. | ||
(3) No person shall place municipal waste into or near a litter receptacle. | ||
(4) No person shall move or interfere with a litter receptacle that has been provided by a local authority or other person unless the movement or interference is authorised by the local authority or other person. | ||
(5) For the purposes of subsection (3), “municipal waste” has the meaning assigned by section 5 of the Waste Management Act, 1996 . | ||
(6) A person who contravenes any provision of this section shall be guilty of an offence. |