S.L. 549.40 Art. 14Removal of litter ordered by the Court.

(1) The Court, in addition to any punishment referred to in these regulations, shall order the offender to remove the causes of the offence within a time sufficient for the purpose, but in any case not exceeding three months from the date of the judgment, to be fixed by the court; and, if the offender fails to comply with any such order within the time so fixed, the causes of the offence may be removed by the Local Council of the locality in which the offence has been committed at the expense of the offender, in which case such offender shall be made to refund the expense as a civil debt. Moreover the offender shall be liable to a fine (multa) of not less than fifty euro (€50) and not more than one hundred and thirty euro (€130), as the court may fix, for every day the default continues after the expiration of the said time.

(2) Furthermore, and in addition to any penalty, should the Local Council of a locality or any other authority remove the dumped material prior to the proceedings in court, the said Court shall, on proof of the damage suffered, order the offender to pay, by way of damages, the Local Council or other authority any sum incurred in the removal of the material, and any such order shall be of the same force and effect and shall be executed in the same manner as if it had been given in a civil action duly instituted between the Local Council or any other authority and the offender.

(3) The Court may also order the forfeiture of the instruments used in the commission of any offence under these regulations, unless some person who has not participated in the crime, has a claim to such property.