Abatement of Litter Act, 1971 (No. 35 of 1973). Country/Territory Grenada Document type Legislation Date 1974 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act respecting the littering of places by persons who cause or create a nuisance thereby. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Waste disposal Waste domestic sources Waste prevention Waste management Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Abstract Section 3 prescribes punishment for anybody who deposits or drops litter in such circumstances as to cause, contribute to, or tend to lead to the defacement of litter of any place in the open air to which the public is permitted to have access without payment, any Crown land, open watercourse, private land, or drain in a private layout. The Sanitary Authority may enforce removal of litter under section 5. Other powers of the Sanitary Authority are set out in section 6. (6 sections) Full text English References - Legislation Repealed by Abatement of Litter Act No 24 of 2015. Legislation | Grenada | 2015 Keyword: Organic waste, Packaging/labelling, Waste prevention, Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste domestic sources, Waste management, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX