The Environmental Enforcement Team has the power to protect Medway’s open spaces and urban areas by issuing fixed penalty notices to offenders.
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Offence
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Act of Parliament
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Amount of penalty if paid within 10 days (£)
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Full amount of penalty (£)
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Maximum penalty on conviction (£)
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Depositing litter
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Sections 87 and 88 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
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60
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80
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2,500
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Failure to comply with a street litter control notice
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Sections 94 and 94A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
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75
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110
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2,500
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Failure to comply with a litter clearing notice
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Sections 92C and 94A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
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90
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110
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2,500
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Failure to produce waste documents
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Sections 34(5) (and regulations made under it), 34(6) and 34A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
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180
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300
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5,000 or an unlimited fine
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Failure to produce authority to transport waste
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Sections 5 and 5B of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989.
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180
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300
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5,000
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Unauthorised distribution of free printed matter
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Schedule 3A, paragraphs 1(1) and 7 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
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60
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80
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2,500
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Fly-posting
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Sections 43 and 44 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003
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60
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80
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2,500
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Abandonment of a vehicle
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Sections 2 and 2A of the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978
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150
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200
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2,500 and/or imprisonment
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Repairing vehicles on a road
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Sections 4, 5 and 6 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005
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80
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100
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2,500
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Graffiti
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Sections 43 and 44 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003
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60
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80
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5,000 and/or imprisonment
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Failure to comply with a waste receptacles notice
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Sections 46, 47, 47ZA and 47ZB of the Environmental Protection Act 1990
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75
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110
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1,000
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Failure to remove dog mess
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Section 3 of the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996
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Not applicable
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50
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1,000
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More information is available on this website about the council's wider role in the enforcement of legislation.
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