CHANGES in the law to help local authorities crackdown on litter, graffiti, fly-posting and fly-tipping will be discussed by Hyndburn Council next week.
Members of the community safety and well-being committee will be given a presentation by Coun Ann Scaife, portfolio holder for the environ-ment and cleansing on new powers contained in the Clean Neighbour-hoods and Environment Act 2005.
Committee chairman Coun Doug Hayes, said: "The committee, in considering this report, welcomes this new legislation and the impact it will have in improving the well-being of the residents.
"Many of the provisions in the Act will add to or strengthen existing legislation and there is a particular emphasis on the greater use of fixed penalty notices as an alternative to prosecution."
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