Litter Regulations 1981 (WA)

Western Australia Litter Act 1979 Litter Regulations 1981 Western Australia Litter Regulations 1981 Contents 1. Citation 1 2. Terms used 1 3. Recommended litter receptacles 1 4. Damage to litter receptacle 2 5. Interference with litter receptacle 2 6. Domestic or commercial waste not to be deposited in litter receptacle 2 8. Securing of loads 3 9. Prescribed offences 3 9A. Prescribed office 3 10. Offence of adding to, or altering infringement notices 4 11. Forms 4 Schedule 1 — Litter creating public risk Schedule 1A — Prescribed offences and modified penalties Schedule 2 Appendix Notes Compilation table 13 Defined terms Western Australia Litter Act 1979 Litter Regulations 1981

1. Citation These regulations may be cited as the Litter Regulations 1981 1.

2. Terms used In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears — litter creating public risk means litter that belongs to a category of litter described in Schedule 1; public litter receptacle means a container provided in a public place for disposal of litter; Schedule means a Schedule to these regulations. [Regulation 2 amended: Gazette 19 Jul 1996 p. 3459; 11 Jan 2013 p. 43.]

3. Recommended litter receptacles For the purposes of section 25 the use of litter receptacles of the following specifications is recommended — (a) a capacity of not less than 60 and not more than 200 L; and (b) all outer edges rounded or rolled; and (c) in the case of covered receptacles; openings that are readily identifiable and accessible; and (d) an outer surface coloured "golden yellow" in accordance with C356 — British Standard Colour Code 381c and bearing, in a contrasting colour, the symbol depicted in the Appendix to these regulations; and (e) the body constructed of galvanised metal of not less than .6 mm in thickness or other material of equivalent strength.