Litter clearing notices (repealed) EPA 1990 s. 92A
Section 92A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, which provided for litter clearing notices, has been repealed. It no longer has any legal effect.
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Source: legislation.gov.uk — The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk), reproduced under licence Open Government Licence v3.0.
What it actually says
Section 92A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 formerly empowered litter authorities to issue litter clearing notices to occupiers of land. The section has been repealed and is no longer in force.
This means that no litter clearing notices can be issued under this section. Any references to s. 92A in older legal documents are now obsolete. The relevant current provisions for litter clearing are found in sections 92B and 92C of the same Act.
When it applies
- The local council cannot issue a litter clearing notice under s. 92A because it is repealed.
- A landowner cannot be required to clear litter under this section.
- No appeals can be made under s. 92A as it no longer exists.
What this section does not say
- People may think that s. 92A still allows litter authorities to issue clearing notices, but it does not.
- Some may believe that an appeal against a litter clearing notice can be made under s. 92A, but appeals are now under s. 92B.
- An occupier might think that failing to comply with a notice under s. 92A leads to penalties under s. 92C, but that notice cannot be issued.
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