Whether satisfactory arrangements are in place for the control of illegal dumping and deposit of litter and rubbish.

It is an offence not to dispose of waste properly and to cause litter. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency and local authorities have the power to serve notice on landowners to clear their land of illegally dumped material and to investigate flytipping and submit reports to the Procurator Fiscal. Local authorities also have the power to impose a fixed penalty on people dropping litter and can require the occupiers of littered publicly-accessible private ground, such as a marketplace or car park, to ensure that litter is removed. However, it will never be possible to eliminate either flytipping or littering so long as those responsible ignore society's entitlement to a safe and clean environment.