What is the law in relation to litter?
Against individuals that drop litter Under section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, it makes it an offence for any person to throw down, drop or otherwise deposit in, into or from any place and leaves, anything whatsoever in such circumstances as to cause, or contribute to, or tend to lead to, the defacement by litter of any place. If any person throws, drops or deposits anything whatsoever from any motor vehicle legal action may also be taken against the registered keeper on the date and time of that offence. Currently, persons that commit the offence of littering can be dealt with by one of two ways. The first is through the issuing of a £75 fixed litter penalty in accordance with section 88 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. If any decision is taken to serve a Notice under this section a period of 14 days would be provided to an offender to discharge themselves of liability of conviction for an offence of littering. If on the expiration of the above period payment
