Reprint as at 1 November 2010 Litter Act 1979 Public Act 1979 No 41 Date of assent 2 November 1979 Commencement 2 November 1979 Contents Page Title 2 1 Short Title 2 2 Interpretation 2 3 Act to bind the Crown 5 4 Responsibility for promotion of litter control 5 Litter Control Officers 5 Litter Control Officers 5 6 Other Litter Control Officers 6 7 Powers and duties of Officers 8 8 Litter Wardens 9 Powers and duties of public authorities and others 9 Receptacles to be provided in public places 10 10 Territorial authority may require occupier of private land to clear litter 11 11 Local or public authority may make grants, etc, for the abatement or prevention of litter 13 Note Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint. A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint. This Act is administered by the Department of Internal...