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Reducing Litter

Legislation
  • Environmental Protection Act (1990): prosecute people who litter in a public open space
  • s91, Environmental Protection Act (1990): provides a mechanism for members of the public to make a complaint to a magistraits court where an area falls below a required standard
  • s92, Environmental Protection Act (1990)
  • s93, Criminal Justice and Police Act (2001): issuing street litter control notices
  • Local Government Act (2003)
*Advice and guidance
  • Voluntary Code of practice for Reducing litter caused by ‘food on the go’.
  • Voluntary Code of Practice for Litter and Refuse
  • Voluntary Code of Practice for Local Partnerships
  • ENCAMS: http://www.encams.org
  • Defra Local Environmental Unit: http://www.defra.gov.uk

Street Fouling

Legislation
  • s5, Public Order Act (1986):
  • s1, Criminal Justice and Police Act (2001)
  • Home Office model by-laws set No. 8: Bylaws for Good Rule and Government. By-law No. 24
  • s28, Town Police Clauses Act (1847)
*Advice and guidance

Combating Fly posting

Legislation
  • s224(3) Town and Country Planning Act (1990): prosecute those who put up fly-posting and those parties that benefit from it.
  • Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations (1992): prosecute those who put up fly-posting and those parties that benefit from it
  • s132, Highways Act (1980)
  • Anti-Social Behaviour Act (2003)
  • London Local Authorities Act (1995) (London Boroughs only): to give notice in writing to a person who displays a poster without permission
*Advice and guidance

Managing Commercial Waste

Legislation
  • Environmental Protection Act (1990)
  • The Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations (1991)
  • The Controlled Waste Regulations (1992)
  • The Controlled Waste (Amendment) Regulations (1993)
  • Environment Act (1995)
  • Control of Pollution Act (1974)
  • Waste Management Licensing Regulations (1994)
*Advice and guidance
Waste Management The Duty of Care, A Code of Practice
Waste Framework Directive 91/156/EEC

Reducing Noise

Legislation
  • s79, Environmental Protection Act (1990): local authorities have a duty to take reasonable steps to investigate complaints of noise from premises.
  • The Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act (1993): amends Environmental Protection Act to require local authorities to investigate complaints of noise equipment, vehicles or machinery in the street.
  • Noise Act (1996): enables local authorities to take action against night time noise.
  • Anti-Social Behaviour Act (2003)
  • s60, Control of Pollution Act (1974): for controlling noise from construction sites
  • Police Reform Act (2002)
  • Fireworks Act (2003): use of fireworks between 1100 at night and 0700 in the morning.

*Advice and guidance