Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005
The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom relating to environmental crime.
Background
The Local Government Association had persistently lobbied for greater powers relating to environmental crime.Provisions
The act specifies that smoke-related materials are litter, to allow greater enforcement.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.
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.
In some cases fines can be issued by parish councils.