Not long ago, a ban on nitrous oxide has also been in area in Asten and Hilvarenbeek. This signifies that possession and use of the social gathering drug is prohibited in most of Brabant’s 56 municipalities. But the fines are rarely ever handed out. With Breda and Halderberge remaining notable exceptions, according to a study by Omroep Brabant. See below how points stand in your municipality.
Because a nationwide ban is even now legitimate immediately after years not organized additional and additional popular individuals acquire matters into their own hands. They involve a ban on nitrous oxide in the standard neighborhood regulation (APV), so that penalties can be imposed.
(Practically) total ban
Last 12 months 35 municipalities had these types of a ban in their APV, now they are 45. The severity of the prohibitions differs: many municipalities pick out to act only in circumstance of disturbance or only in particular areas.
A complete ban applies in 4 municipalities, even without disturbance and in all places in the municipal boundaries. This applies to Steenbergen, Laarbeek, Loon op Zand and Rucphen.
Just about no fines
It is not acknowledged how many fines the police have handed out recently no numbers are saved. In addition to officers, council boas can also inflict fines, and this is rarely occurring.
Most municipalities say they have hardly ever imposed a fantastic. Breda is an exception, where by 12 fines have been imposed due to the fact the ban was launched a yr ago. In Halderberge, the counter for 2022 is currently 7 fines.
Look at the circumstance in your municipality here:
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