Conservation Act 1987

Infringement offences - Infringement offences - Conservation areas

51R: Littering

You could also call this:

"Don't throw rubbish in conservation areas"

You must not throw rubbish in a conservation area. If you do not follow this rule, you will commit an offence. You can find out what "deposit" and "litter" mean by looking at section 2(1) of the Litter Act 1979.

If you break this rule, you will get in trouble. The rules say what happens if you do not obey. You should know what the law says about littering in conservation areas.

You can learn more about what is allowed and what is not by reading the laws. The law is clear about what you can and cannot do in conservation areas. It is good to know the rules so you can follow them and help keep conservation areas clean.

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Part 6AInfringement offences
Infringement offences: Conservation areas

51RLittering

  1. A person must not deposit litter in a conservation area.

  2. A person who fails to comply with this section commits an infringement offence.

  3. In this section,—

    deposit has a corresponding meaning to the meaning of depositing in section 2(1) of the Litter Act 1979

      litter has the meaning given in section 2(1) of the Litter Act 1979.

      Notes
      • Section 51R: inserted, on , by section 13 of the Conservation (Infringement System) Act 2018 (2018 No 61).