Sterner measure on litter
Wellington j A bill which will increase fines for littering and which will give litter-control | officers, the police, and ; traffic wardens the power to ; issue infringement notices (for litter offences, will be j introduced ir Parliament this | session by the Minister of Internal Affairs (Mr Highet). i The Under-Secretary of Internal Affairs (Mr | Comber) said yesterday that j the bill, which still requires | Cabinet approval, would also i provide for a broader I definition of “public place” and the creation of an additional offence of casting litter on to private property. It would empower administering authorities to order the occupiers of premises where litter was generated to ensure that the litter was not carried on to a public place. Mr Comber told the annual meeting of the Litter Control Council in Wellington that the bill would also recognise the council as the body responsible for promoting and advising on litter control.
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