87 Offence of leaving litter
Environmental Protection Act 1990 (1990 c 43) | Legislation

87  Offence of leaving litter

[(1)     A person is guilty of an offence if he throws down, drops or otherwise deposits any litter in any place to which this section applies and leaves it.

(2)     This section applies to any place in the area of a principal litter authority which is open to the air, subject to subsection (3) below.

(3)     This section does not apply to a place which is “open to the air” for the purposes of this Part by virtue of section 86(13) above if the public does not have access to it, with or without payment.

(4)

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