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National Parks Act 1980

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71H: Littering

You could also call this:

"Don't drop rubbish in parks - it's against the rules and you can get in trouble"

You are not allowed to leave litter in a park. If you do, you are breaking the law and can get in trouble. Leaving litter means putting rubbish or other things where they don't belong. The law uses the same meaning of 'litter' as in another law called the Litter Act 1979. If you put litter in a park, you have done something wrong that can be punished quickly without going to court. This is called an infringement offence.

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Part 7AInfringement offences
Infringement offences

71HLittering

  1. A person must not deposit litter in a park.

  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 71H: inserted, on , by section 35 of the Conservation (Infringement System) Act 2018 (2018 No 61).