Litter Fines
The town Traffic Warden enforces the legislation relating to litter rigorously throughout the town.
Below is a list of offences that are enforced by the Litter warden:
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Depositing a substance or object so as to create litter in a public place or litter that is visible to any extent from a public place. Section 3 (1) |
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Depositing for collection by or on behalf of a local authority a substance, material or thing. |
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Placing municipal waste into or near a litter receptacle. |
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Failing to take measures in using a vehicle to transport goods or materials to prevent the creation of litter on a public road or in a public place. |
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Failing to take measures to prevent the creation of litter in the vicinity of a skip. |
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Failing to keep a public place free of litter. |
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Failing to keep land free of litter that is visible to any extent for a public place. |
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Failing to keep land appurtenant to a residence that is let in two or more units free of litter that is visible from a public place. Section 6 (3) |
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Failing to keep a footpath or margin adjoining a public road free of litter. Section 6 (4) |
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Failing to provide and maintain adequate litter receptacles to prevent the creation of litter in the vicinity of a mobile outlet. Section 15 (1) |
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Failing to remove litter caused by the operation of a mobile outlet in the vicinity of the outlet. |
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Exhibiting an advertisement or other article or causing defacement of a structure, door, gate, window, tree, pole or other place. Section 19 (1) |
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Placing advertising material on a mechanically propelled vehicle. Section 19 (2) |
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Distributing advertising material contrary to a byelaw. |
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Failing to remove faeces deposited by a dog. |










