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Election posters- below a certain height are they litter?

rubadub · 2007-05-23 08:21:34

In a post in the cycling forum about election posters obstructing cycle tracks, somebody mentioned Does anybody know if this is true? If it is and you are within DLRCoCo is it then legal to take down an illegal poster and just leave it there? Can you be fined for simply moving litter around? it would seem if it was illegal…

23-05-2007 8:21am

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In a post in the cycling forum about election posters obstructing cycle tracks, somebody mentioned

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown have advised all parties that (among other things);

Quote:
There should be a minimum clearance of 2.5 metres (8ft)
from the lower edge of any poster to ground level and no posters should be placed higher than 6.5 metres (20ft) from the ground.

and

Quote:
Election posters that do not comply with these conditions or that are erected on Council property prior to the declaration of an election will be removed by the Council. In the event of a breach of the Litter Pollution Act, 1997 prosecutions may be initiated.

So I guess you could contact the Environment Dept at DLRCoCo.

Does anybody know if this is true? If it is and you are within DLRCoCo is it then legal to take down an illegal poster and just leave it there? Can you be fined for simply moving litter around? it would seem if it was illegal it would be illegal to kick a empty can on the ground, or even inadvertently kick something.

How about ripping the top half off and leaving it dangle downwards so it is not visible yet not littering the ground.

I would like to do this outside my local voting centre today, there are usually gardai present so I would love to be able to have some canvasser come up and complain and then be able to tell the gardai that it is litter and that the party should be fined, or at least tell the canvasser to go away. Not just to cause trouble, but to make a real point, there are many dangerous posters along cycletracks, many also obstruct or take away from actual traffic signage, like bus lane info, speed limits, children crossing etc. Is that allowed too?

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