Litter Act 1979

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Reprint as at 1 March 2017

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

This Act is administered by the Ministry for the Environment.

	Title
1	Short Title
2	Interpretation
3	Act to bind the Crown
4	Responsibility for promotion of litter control
	Litter Control Officers
5	Litter Control Officers
6	Other Litter Control Officers
7	Powers and duties of Officers
8	Litter Wardens
	Powers and duties of public authorities and others
9	Receptacles to be provided in public places
10	Territorial authority may require occupier of private land to clear litter
11	Local or public authority may make grants, etc, for the abatement or prevention of litter
12	Public authorities may make bylaws
	Infringement notices
13	Territorial authorities may adopt infringement notice provisions
14	Infringement notices
14A	Entitlement to infringement fees
	Offences and penalties
15	Deposit of litter in public place or on private land
16	Wilful breaking of bottles or glass
17	Offences in respect of Officers
18	Liability of officers of body corporate
19	Offences punishable on summary conviction [Repealed]
19A	Strict liability for certain offences
19B	Defences to strict liability offences
	Special powers of convicting court
20	Offender may be ordered to clear area
21	Cost of removing litter
	Miscellaneous provisions
22	Repeals, revocations, and amendment
	Schedule Form of infringement notice [Repealed]
	Reprint notes

An Act to make better provision for the abatement and control of litter

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