http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/35/section/13Litter Act 1983An 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.1983-05-13texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2017-05-15Expert Participation2015-04-01 131This Act may be cited as the Litter Act 1983.2Section 4 of this Act, and sections 12(3) and Schedule 2 so far as they repeal section 24(1) to (3) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974, shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint, and different days may be appointed for different provisions or for different purposes thereof.3The rest of this Act shall come into force at the end of the period of three months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.4Sections 1(5) and (6), 4(1) to (3), 5 and 6 above and Schedule 1 to this Act extend only to England and Wales, and sections 1(7), ... 7 and 8 above extend only to Scotland.5This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.Power of appointment conferred by section 13(2) not yet exercised.1974 c. 40. Words in s. 13(4) repealed (30.6.2014) by Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 3), s. 61(2), sch. 3 para. 20(c); S.S.I. 2014/160, art. 2(1)(2), sch.