Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005

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Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 [1]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act to amend section 6 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998; to make provision for the gating of certain minor highways; to make provision in relation to vehicles parked on roads that are exposed for sale or being repaired; to make provision in relation to abandoned vehicles and the removal and disposal of vehicles; to make provision relating to litter and refuse, graffiti, fly-posting and the display of advertisements; to make provision relating to the transportation, collection, disposal and management of waste; to make provision relating to the control of dogs and to amend the law relating to stray dogs; to make provision in relation to noise; to provide for the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment and for the making of grants relating to the quality of the built environment; to amend the law relating to abandoned shopping and luggage trolleys; to amend the law relating to statutory nuisances; to amend section 78L of the Environmental Protection Act 1990; to amend the law relating to offences under Schedule 1 to the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999; and for connected purposes.
Citation 2005 c. 16
Territorial extent  England and Wales, except that an amendment in Schedule 2 has the same extent as the provision amended and the repeal in Part 8 of Schedule 5 has the same extent as the provision repealed. [2]
Dates
Royal assent 7 April 2005
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (c. 16) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom relating to environmental crime.

Contents

Background

The Local Government Association had persistently lobbied for greater powers relating to environmental crime. [3]

Provisions

The act specifies that smoke-related materials are litter, to allow greater enforcement. [4]

The act requires that local authorities, chief police officers, police authorities, fire and rescue authorities and primary care trusts consider anti-social behaviour affecting the local environment. [5]

The act gives local authorities relating to fly-tipping, litter, nuisance alleys, flyposting, graffiti, abandoned and nuisance vehicles, dogs, noise, and nuisance from artificial lighting. [3]

In some cases fines can be issued by parish councils. [6]

Reception

The Local Government Association supported the legislation. [7]

References

  1. ↑ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 111 of this Act.
  2. ↑ The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005, section 110
  3. 1 2 "Bill to clean up neighbourhoods becomes law". Edie. 15 April 2005. Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Brayshay, Chris (21 June 2008). "Businesses urged to clean up their act". The Northern Echo . Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Paxton-Doggett, Katie (24 June 2005). "Local agencies receive cleaning Bill". The Law Society Gazette . Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "VIEWS SOUGHT ON CLEAN NEIGHBOURHOODS GUIDANCE". Local Government Chronicle . 11 October 2005. Archived from the original on 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Fixed penalties tackle graffiti". BBC News. 6 April 2006. Archived from the original on 9 April 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
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