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Parish Council
A Secondary Authority, having a role in planning,
licensing representation and management of town and
village centres.
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Primary Authority
Primary Authorities are defined in s.58 CNEA 2005.
Primary authorities in England are:
a
b
c
d
e
district councils
county councils for an area where there are no
district councils
London borough councils
the Common Council of the City of London
the Council of the Isles of Scilly
Principal Litter Authorities
In England and Wales the following are "Principal Litter
Authorities"—
a
b
c
d
e
district councils
county councils for an area where there are no
district councils
London borough councils
the Common Council of the City of London
the Council of the Isles of Scilly; but the Secretary of
State may, by order, designate other descriptions of
local authorities as litter authorities for the purposes
of this Part; and any such authority shall also be a
Principal Litter Authority.
GLOSSARY
Refuse
Refuse should be regarded as having its ordinary
meaning of ‘waste’ or ‘rubbish’ including household or
commercial waste, it can include fly-tipped waste. Dog
faeces are to be treated as if they were refuse when on
certain descriptions of public land. (See section on dog
fouling.)
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