15Deposit of litter in public place or on private land
Every person commits an offence and is liable on conviction, in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or, in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $20,000, who deposits any litter or, having deposited any litter, leaves it—
- in or on a public place; or
- in or on private land without the consent of its occupier.
Subsection (1) is subject to subsection (2).
Where any person commits an offence against subsection (1), and the litter deposited is of such a nature as is likely to endanger any person or to cause physical injury or disease or infection to any person coming into contact with it (being in particular any bottle whether broken or not, glass, article containing glass, sharp or jagged material, or any substance of a toxic or poisonous nature) that person is liable on conviction—
- in the case of an individual, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 month, or to a fine not exceeding $7,500, or to both; or
- in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $30,000.
Compare
- 1968 No 134 s 10
Notes
- Section 15(1): substituted, on , by section 8(1) of the Litter Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 24).
- Section 15(1): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
- Section 15(1A): inserted, on , by section 8(1) of the Litter Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 24).
- Section 15(2): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
- Section 15(2)(a): amended, on , by section 8(2)(a) of the Litter Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 24).
- Section 15(2)(b): amended, on , by section 8(2)(b) of the Litter Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 24).