The Litter (Fixed Penalty) (Scotland) Order 2003

Made3rd June 2003

Laid before the Scottish Parliament5th June 2003

Coming into force1st July 2003

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 88(7) of the Environmental Protection Act 19901 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation, commencement and extent1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Litter (Fixed Penalty) (Scotland) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st July 2003.

(2)

This Order extends to Scotland only.

Amount of fixed penalty2.

For the amount of £25 specified as the amount of the fixed penalty in section 88(6) of the Environmental Protection Act 19902 there shall be substituted the amount of £50.

Revocation3.

The Litter (Fixed Penalty) Order 19963 is revoked.

ROSS FINNIE

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

3rd June 2003

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 88 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 provides for the payment of a fixed penalty to discharge any liability to conviction for the offence of leaving litter under section 87 of that Act.

This Order increases the fixed penalty from £25 to £50.

This Order revokes the Litter (Fixed Penalty) Order 1996, which had increased the fixed penalty from £10 to £25.