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Litter Act 1979

Powers and duties of public authorities and others

11: Local or public authority may make grants, etc, for the abatement or prevention of litter

You could also call this:

"Councils can help stop litter by giving money to groups that keep our community clean."

You can get help from local or public authorities to stop litter. They can give money to organisations that are not trying to make a profit, to help stop litter. You can find out what a local authority is by looking at section 5(1) of the Local Government Act 2002.

You can also get help from local or public authorities to run schemes or campaigns to stop litter. They can spend money on these schemes to help keep your community clean. This is one way authorities can help stop litter and keep New Zealand beautiful.

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11Local or public authority may make grants, etc, for the abatement or prevention of litter

  1. Any local authority within the meaning of section 5(1) of the Local Government Act 2002 or any public authority may, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the enactment or instrument constituting it, from time to time for the purpose of abating or preventing litter—

  2. make grants of such amounts as it thinks fit to any organisation (not established for the purpose of making a profit):
    1. spend such sums of money as it thinks fit on any scheme or campaign for the abatement or prevention of litter.

      Compare
      • 1968 No 134 s 9
      Notes
      • Section 11: amended, on , by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).