NOISE REGULATIONS
THE ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION (NOISE AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATION POLLUTION) (CONTROL) REGULATIONS, 2009
ART III- PROVISIONS RELATING TO NOISE FROM CERTAIN SOURCES
8. Radio, TV, other sound amplifying devices
(1) No person shall use or operate any radio or receiving set, musical instrument,
phonograph, television set, any other machine or device for the producing or reproducing
of sound or any other sound-amplifying equipment in a loud, annoying or offensive
manner such that the, noise from the device-
(a) interferes with the comfort, repose, health or safety of members of the public;
(b) creates a risk thereof, within any building or, outside of a building, at a distance of 30
meters or more from the source of such sound; or
(c) interferes with the conversation of members of the public who are 30 meters or more
from the source of such sound.
(2) Any person who contravenes this Regulation commits an offence.
(3) For the purposes of this Regulation, “person” includes –
(a) in the case of an offence that occurs on any public property where permission was
obtained to use that public property, the person or persons who obtained permission to
utilize that property for that event.
(b) in the case of an offence that occurs on private property, any adult person or persons
who live in or on the property that is involved in the offence; and
(c) in the case of an offence that occurs after granting of a license pursuant to this
Regulation, the person or persons who are listed on the license.
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Parties and social events.
(1). Any person in charge of a party or other social event which occurs on any private or
public property shall ensure that the party or event does not produce noise in a loud,
annoying or offensive manner such that noise from the party interferes with the comfort,
repose, health or safety of members of the public within any building or, outside of a
building, or recklessly creates the risk thereof, at a distance of 30 meters or more from the
source of such sound.
(2) Any person who contravenes this Regulation commits an offence.
(3) For the purposes of this Regulation, a “person in charge of a party or other social
event”-
(a) that occurs on any public property shall include the person or persons who obtained
permission to utilize that property for that event;
(b) that occurs on private property shall include the person who owns the premises
involved and any adult person who lives in or on the premises involved in such party or
social event;
(c) shall include the person who is listed on a permit issued by the Commissioner of
Police, Local Authority or Provincial Administration with respect to such event.