Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/16/section/48
Timestamp: 2017-04-30 04:06:27
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art. 4', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 4', 'art. 2', 'art. 2']

Chapter 2Local authority waste collection and disposalSection 48Table of ContentsContentExplanatory NotesMore ResourcesPrevious: ProvisionNext: ProvisionPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of ChangesOpening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFView moreStatus:This version of this provision is prospective.StatusThe term provision is used to describe a definable element in a piece of legislation that has legislative effect – such as a Part, Chapter or section. A version of a provision is prospective either:where the provision (Part, Chapter or section) has never come into force or;where the text of the provision is subject to change, but no date has yet been appointed by the appropriate person or body for those changes to come into force.Commencement Orders listed in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ box as not yet applied may bring this prospective version into force.Changes to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Changes and effects yet to be applied to :Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the specific provision you are viewing.s. 48 coming into force by S.I. 2006/795 art. 2(3) Sch. 2s. 48 coming into force by S.I. 2006/2797 art. 4(s)s. 48 coming into force by S.I. 2006/768 art. 3Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing provisions within this Act into force:S.I. 2007/120 art. 3 Amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2006/2797Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.I. 2007/709 art. 4(e) commences (2006 c. 48)S.I. 2007/1614 art. 2 3 commences (2006 c. 48)S.I. 2007/3073 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 48)Prospective48Offences relating to waste receptacles: fixed penalty noticesE+WThis section has no associated Explanatory NotesIn the Environmental Protection Act 1990, after section 47 (receptacles for commercial or industrial waste) insert—
“47ZAFixed penalty notices for offences under sections 46 and 47(1)This section applies where on any occasion an authorised officer of a waste collection authority has reason to believe that a person has committed an offence under section 46 or 47 above in the area of that authority.
(2)The authorised officer may give that person a notice offering him the opportunity of discharging any liability to conviction for the offence by payment of a fixed penalty to the waste collection authority.
(8)The form of a notice under this section is to be such as the appropriate person may by order prescribe.
(a)purports to be signed on behalf of the chief finance officer of the waste collection authority, and
“authorised officer”, in relation to a waste collection authority, means—
(a)an employee of the authority who is authorised in writing by the authority for the purposes of giving notices under this section;
“chief finance officer”, in relation to a waste collection authority, means the person having responsibility for the financial affairs of the authority.
47ZBAmount of fixed penalty under section 47ZA(1)This section applies in relation to a fixed penalty payable to a waste collection authority in pursuance of a notice under section 47ZA above.
(a)is the amount specified by the waste collection authority in relation to the authority's area, or
(3)The waste collection authority may make provision for treating the fixed penalty as having been paid if a lesser amount is paid before the end of a period specified by the authority.
(4)The appropriate person may by regulations make provision in connection with the powers conferred on waste collection authorities under subsections (2)(a) and (3) above.
(a)require an amount specified under subsection (2)(a) above to fall within a range prescribed in the regulations;
(b)restrict the extent to which, and the circumstances in which, a waste collection authority can make provision under subsection (3) above.
(6)The appropriate person may by order substitute a different amount for the amount for the time being specified in subsection (2)(b) above.”