Litter Act 1983
1 Penalty for leaving litter.
2 Publicity regarding penalty for leaving litter.
3 Grants for publicity discouraging litter.
4 Consultations and proposals for abatement of litter.
5 Litter bins in England and Wales.
6 Provisions supplementary to s. 5.
7 Litter bins in Scotland.
8 Provisions supplementary to s. 7.
9 Orders.
10 Interpretation.
11 Isles of Scilly.
12 Consequential amendments and repeals.
13 Short title, commencement and extent.
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 Consents Required Under Section 5
1A litter authority shall not carry out works under section...
2A consent required by this Schedule shall not unreasonably be...
3Where the consent of the Secretary of State is required...
SCHEDULE 2 Repeals

Litter Act 1983

1983 c. 35

An Act to consolidate the Litter Acts 1958 and 1971, together with section 51 of the Public Health Act 1961, section 4 of the Local Government (Development and Finance) (Scotland) Act 1964 and section 24 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 and related provisions of those Acts.

C1Be 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:—

Annotations:
Commencement Information
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Act partly in force at 13.8.1983 see s. 13(2)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)
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Act extended (E.W.) by Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988 (c. 4, SIF 81:1), ss. 2(6), 23(2), 27(2), Sch. 3 para. 46

Act: transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1