Litter Act (No. 15 of 1991). Pays/Territoire Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines Type du document Législation Date 1991 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Acts for the Year 1991, pp. 101-114. Titre completAn Act for the regulation and control of littering in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Sujet Déchets et substances dangereuses Mot clé Lutte contre la pollution Élimination de déchets Déchets ménagers Gestion des déchets Prévention des déchets Mise en application Infractions/sanctions Aire géographique Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Petits états insulaires en développement Résumé “Litter” is defined in section 2. Sections 3 to 11 prescribe various littering in public and private places and related offences. A general penalty for these offences is prescribed by section 12. The offender may be required by persons authorized under section 19 of this Act to clean up and remove the litter deposited in a public place. Section 15 defines the power of a Local Authority to enforce removal of litter. Section 7 specifies sentencing factors, i.e. facts that shall be taken into consideration when a Court sentences a person for littering. Local Authorities shall provide litter receptacles pursuant to section 21. (24 sections completed by a Schedule) Texte intégral Anglais