REPUBLIC OF NAURU

Litter Prohibition (Amendment) Act 2014 

No. 11 of 2014

An Act to amend the Litter Prohibition Act 1983 
Certified 20th August 2014 
Contents 
1 Short title 
2 Commencement 
3 Act amended 
SCHEDULE - AMENDMENT OF LITTER PROHIBITION ACT 1983 
[1] Insert new section 1A 
[2] Insert new section 2A 

Enacted by the Parliament of Nauru as follows: 
1	Short title 
This Act may be cited as the Litter Prohibition (Amendment) Act 2014. 
2	Commencement 
This Act commences upon certification by the Speaker.  
3	Act Amended 
The Schedule amends the Litter Prohibition Act 1983 
SCHEDULE - AMENDMENT OF LITTER PROHIBITION ACT 1983 
[1] Insert new section 1A - Definitions 
	'business premises' means the building at which the business operates out of and includes, the inside of the building and the area in front and surrounding the building and within a 10 metre circumference as long as it is not encroaching on another property. 
[2] Insert new section 2A 
	2A (1) Every person who has a registered business, must ensure that the business premises is free of any litter, refuse or rubbish of any kind whatsoever. 
	(2) All rubbish shall be disposed of at the rubbish dump and no person who has a registered business shall dispose of rubbish by burning. 
	(3) A person found to be in contravention of this section is guilty of an offence and is liable to a fine of one thousand dollars.